LongCat 2.0

Meituan chatreasoningtool_use Long

API ID: meituan/longcat-2.0-20260720

Input Price
$0.30
/1M tokens
Output Price
$1.20
/1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.0060
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About LongCat 2.0

Longcat is Meituan's long-context model, optimized for processing extensive documents. The model excels at tasks requiring analysis of lengthy content. Longcat demonstrates strong performance on long-context benchmarks. For applications requiring extended context processing, Longcat offers specialized long-document capability.

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Price Ranking
#888 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
1.0M
Max Output
262k
Release Date
2026-07-20
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use
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
$0.49
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$15.30
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$21.15
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with LongCat 2.0 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="meituan/longcat-2.0-20260720",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)