Kimi K2.5 API pricing
$0.27 in, $1.35 out per million tokens, 40% under Moonshot AI's list price.
kimi-k2.5managed routeOpenAI SDK
Price · per million tokens, USD
| Tokens | Moonshot AI list price | UplinkSwitch | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.45 | $0.27 | -40% |
| Cached input | $0.07 | $0.042 | -40% |
| Output | $2.25 | $1.35 | -40% |
List price: Moonshot AI's published rate, read October 2026. Same price on every host.
Real-model check: Fingerprint changed Oct 19
Kimi K2.5 specs
- Context window
- 262,144 tokens
- Max output
- 262,144 tokens
- Input
- text, image and video
- Released
- January 27, 2026
Kimi K2.5 API · base URL and key
Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1",
api_key="sk-uplink-live-...",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="kimi-k2.5",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this in one line."}],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: 'https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1',
apiKey: 'sk-uplink-live-...',
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'kimi-k2.5',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize this in one line.' }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);curl
curl https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "authorization: Bearer sk-uplink-live-..." \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"kimi-k2.5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'What would it cost? · paste a prompt, priced before you send it
Input is counted at about 4 characters per token.
Cheapest first. A real request is billed on the provider's own token count. Same estimate as JSON: POST https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/estimate, no key needed.
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Kimi K2.5 questions
- What is Kimi K2.5?
- Kimi K2.5 is a model from Moonshot AI, released January 27, 2026, with a 262,144-token context window, taking text, image and video input. Through UplinkSwitch it answers the OpenAI SDK on one key as kimi-k2.5.
- How much does the Kimi K2.5 API cost?
- $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.35 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.042. Moonshot AI's list price is $0.45 and $2.25, so this is 40% under Moonshot AI's list price.
- Is Kimi K2.5 free?
- It is pay as you go: prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or monthly fee, billed per token. A 1,000-token prompt with a 500-token reply costs about $0.0009.
- What is the Kimi K2.5 context window?
- Kimi K2.5 has a 262,144-token context window, with up to 262,144 output tokens per request. It takes text, image and video input.
- What is the Kimi K2.5 model id?
- kimi-k2.5. Send it as the model through the OpenAI SDK with base URL https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1.
- How do I get a Kimi K2.5 API key?
- Create one in the console at uplinkswitch.ai/console: prepaid credit from $10, no subscription, and the key is live at once. The same key calls Kimi K2.5 and every other model in the catalog; send it as the bearer token with base URL https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1.