Kimi K2 Thinking
Provider: moonshot · served via Vertex
Listed as deprecated on models.dev as of 2026-08-13.
Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by Vertex, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
$0.60
$2.50
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| Effective | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 – present | Input cost: $0.60 / 1M, Output cost: $2.50 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr |
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| Date | Changed by | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Unknown | Initial record created |
Source
https://models.dev/api.json (models.dev provider 'google-vertex', bulk import 2026-08-13)Comparable models
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Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2 Thinking (moonshot via Vertex) costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, as last published by Vertex.
Yes — moonshot deprecated Kimi K2 Thinking on August 13, 2026. Listed as deprecated on models.dev as of 2026-08-13.
moonshot retired Kimi K2 Thinking on August 13, 2026.
Since Kimi K2 Thinking is deprecated, moonshot customers are moving to Kimi K2.5, Kimi K2.5, and Kimi K2 Thinking.
Call GET https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q[source_api_eq]=vertex&q[model_eq]=kimi-k2-thinking-maas — free, no API key required, and scoped to just this model since source_api and model together are unique. See https://coolhandlabs.com/docs for the full REST API reference.
Coolhand also tracks Kimi K2.5 Free, Kimi K2.5, Kimi K2, Kimi K2 Thinking, Kimi K2.5, and Kimi K2.5 from moonshot. Some may already be deprecated, so check each model's status alongside its current pricing.
| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2.5 Free via OpenCode | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 | $0.00/1M $0.0000000000 |
Deprecated Aug 12, 2026
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| Kimi K2.5 via OpenCode | $0.60/1M $0.0000006000 | $3.00/1M $0.0000030000 |
Deprecated Aug 05, 2026
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| Kimi K2 via OpenCode | $0.40/1M $0.0000004000 | $2.50/1M $0.0000025000 |
Deprecated Mar 06, 2026
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| Kimi K2 Thinking via OpenCode | $0.40/1M $0.0000004000 | $2.50/1M $0.0000025000 |
Deprecated Mar 06, 2026
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| Kimi K2.5 via Azure | $0.60/1M $0.0000006000 | $3.00/1M $0.0000030000 | Active |
| Kimi K2.5 via Bedrock | $0.60/1M $0.0000006000 | $3.00/1M $0.0000030000 | Active |
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