Kimi Dev 72B

Moonshot AI chatreasoning

API ID: moonshotai/kimi-dev-72b

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Input Price
$0.29
/1M tokens
Output Price
$1.15
/1M tokens

About Kimi Dev 72B

Kimi is Moonshot AI's flagship model series, delivering exceptional performance on complex reasoning and coding tasks. The models feature advanced capabilities competing with frontier models. Kimi variants include vision-enabled and thinking-enhanced versions. The series demonstrates Moonshot AI's rapid advancement in AI capability. For developers seeking capable AI from an innovative Chinese lab, Kimi offers strong performance.

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Price Ranking
#773 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
131k
Max Output
—
Release Date
2025-06-16
Capabilities
chat reasoning
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.48
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
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$14.70
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
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$20.32
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Kimi Dev 72B API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/kimi-dev-72b",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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