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Kimi K2.8 API — how to connect and pay

A high-performance model tuned for a broad range of tasks.

Input ($/1M)
0.038
Output ($/1M)
0.16
Cache: read / write ($/1M)
0.0038 / 0.038
Context
1M

Prices in $, updated October 25, 2026.

Performance

Last 7 days: responses / client requests that reached a supplier. Retries of one request count once; input checks, disabled routes, and client cancellations do not lower model quality.

Availability

99.92%

client requests over 7 days

Average latency

4.42 s

to full response

TTFT

3.69 s

to first token

Speed

51 tok/s

generation speed, tok/s (median)

Strengths

  • OpenAI-compatible access
  • Single key for all models

Good for

  • Chat assistants
  • Automation
  • Text processing
  • Product integration

Capabilities

Context
1M tokens
Max output
32K tokens
Input
text, image
Tool calling
supported
JSON mode
supported
Vision
yes
Reasoning
thinking — Reasoning tokens are billed at the output rate

Kimi K2.8 from Moonshot AI (preview release): reasoning, tools and image input.

Providers

Comparison of public providers for this model: price, availability, TTFT, speed and cache. No traffic yet — available probes shown, otherwise «—».

Provider
Defaultdefault
kimi-k2.8:codebuddy-cn(default, suffix optional)

Minimum charge per request — $0.0000143 (supplier rule): short requests are billed no less than this amount

Input $/1M
0.038
Output $/1M
0.16
Context
500K / 32K
Availability
—
TTFT
—
Speed
—
Cache hit
—
Caching
yes

Offers

One line per price level: our input / output price per 1M tokens, the discount off the official list price, and how many connected merchant subscription accounts are offering there.

:codebuddy
codebuddy
Typical price you actually pay: $0.0632 / $0.266 per 1M tokens

Based on 190 paid requests, last 24 hours

$0.0747 / $0.314392.1% off· 271 accounts· 0% filled
$0.0774 / $0.325891.9% off· 600 accounts· <1% filled
$0.0815 / $0.342991.4% off· 1 account· 7% filled
$0.0883 / $0.371590.7% off· 1354 accounts· 10% filled
$0.095 / $0.490% off· 201 accounts· 6% filled
$0.0978 / $0.411589.7% off· 2 accounts· 0% filled
official $0.95 / $4
:codebuddy-cn
codebuddy-cn
Typical price you actually pay: $0.0586 / $0.2465 per 1M tokens

Based on 338 paid requests, last 24 hours

$0.038 / $0.1696% off· 55 accounts· 11% filled
$0.0394 / $0.165895.9% off· 1090 accounts· 17% filled
$0.0408 / $0.171595.7% off· 80 accounts· 9% filled
$0.0448 / $0.188695.3% off· 4 accounts· <1% filled
$0.0774 / $0.325891.9% off· 1 account· 12% filled
$0.0842 / $0.354391.1% off· 2 accounts· 17% filled
official $0.95 / $4

Key facts

The live catalog contains 74 text models.

Kimi K2.8: 0.038 $ input and 0.16 $ output per 1M tokens.

FAQ about the Kimi K2.8 API

How much does Kimi K2.8 cost?

The price of Kimi K2.8: $0.038 per 1M input · $0.16 per 1M output tokens. Pay only for the tokens you use — no subscriptions or flat fees.

Is it compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes, the API is fully OpenAI-compatible. Just change base_url to https://getvibeapi.com/v1 and set your key — the rest of the code stays the same.

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