MoonshotAI Kimi Latest

Moonshot AI chatreasoningtool_usevision Long

API ID: ~moonshotai/kimi-latest

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Input Price
$2.50
/1M tokens
Output Price
$14.00
/1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.29
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About MoonshotAI Kimi Latest

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
#1171 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
1.0M
Max Output
1.0M
Release Date
2026-04-27
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use vision
Input Modalities
textimage
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$5.33
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$163.50
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$224.25
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with MoonshotAI Kimi Latest 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-latest",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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