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Moonshot AI review

Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

Moonshot AI suits developers who want a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and a short, focused Kimi list, not those shopping purely for the cheapest tokens. Input fees run $0.16 to $3 and output fees $4 to $15, so model choice drives the bill.

Key facts

Best for
Long-context work on Kimi models through an OpenAI-compatible API.
Input price from
$0.16 to $3↗
Output price from
$4 to $15↗
Models offered
Kimi-k3, Kimi-k2.7-code, Kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed, Kimi-k2.6↗
Largest context window
1,048,576↗
OpenAI-compatible API
Yes↗
Legal entity
Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd.↗
Headquarters
China↗
Founded
2023↗
Support channels
Email, Help-centre, Community↗
Official website
moonshot.ai

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
WikidataWikipediaXgithub.comreddit.comdiscord.gginstagram.com

Pricing

  • Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (USD)

    input-tokens: $0.57 / million

  • Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (USD)

    output-tokens: $2.30 / million

  • Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (USD)

    cached-input-tokens: $0.15 / million

Pros and cons

Pros

  • A context window of 1,048,576 tokens, ranked 11 of 72 on the largest context window.
  • An OpenAI-compatible API, so an existing OpenAI client can be repointed with configuration changes.
  • kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed covers general, coding and highspeed coding work in one short list.

Cons

  • Input fees run $0.16 to $3 and output fees $4 to $15, ranking 54 of 71 on entry input price.
  • The catalogue stops at kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed, so no other model family is served.
  • Support runs on email, help centre and community only, with no live chat or phone line listed.

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Scored 8.7 / 10 by DeployCue.

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Who it suits

  • Developers feeding large repositories or long document sets to a 1,048,576 token context window.
  • Teams with an existing OpenAI-compatible integration that can be repointed at kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Salad, for buyers chasing the lowest entry input price: it lists input from $0.06 against $0.16 to $3 here.
  • Supascale AI, if you need many model families behind one endpoint, since Moonshot AI stops at kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed.
  • Azure AI Foundry, if you want image, audio and realtime work on the same account, with gpt 6 astra, gpt 6 luna and gpt 6 sol on its list.

Core features

The catalogue is short and deliberate: kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed cover general chat, coding and a highspeed coding variant. The largest context window reaches 1,048,576 tokens, enough to hold a large repository or a long document set in one call. The API is OpenAI-compatible, so existing clients and SDKs can be repointed with configuration changes.

The company behind it

Moonshot AI is the brand behind Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2023 and headquartered in China. Support runs on email, help centre and community: a help centre, a community forum and email, with no account manager named. Buyers with compliance or procurement questions are served by email plus a legal review of their own.

How Moonshot AI compares

Frequently asked questions

What does Moonshot AI charge for tokens?+

Chat API pricing is metered per model, so the entry figure is a range. Input fees run $0.16 to $3 and output fees $4 to $15. The spread inside each range reflects which entry in kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed you call.

Which models can I call on the Kimi API?+

The catalogue covers kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed, pairing a general model with coding entries and a highspeed coding variant. Most requests stay on the same family, and model choice also sets your rate, since input and output prices differ across the list.

How large a context window do Kimi models support?+

The largest context window is 1,048,576 tokens, which places Moonshot AI at position 11 of 72 on this measure. That is enough to hold a large codebase or a long document set in a single request.

Is the Kimi API OpenAI-compatible?+

Yes. The endpoint is OpenAI-compatible, so an existing OpenAI client library can be repointed at the Kimi endpoint by changing the base URL and model name. Every entry in kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed is reachable through that same interface.

Who runs Moonshot AI and where is it based?+

The provider is Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2023 and headquartered in China. Contracts and invoices come from that entity, so buyers outside the country should check local terms and data handling rules before committing production traffic.

How do I get support from Moonshot AI?+

Support runs on email, help centre and community, covering a help centre, a community forum and email. The help centre holds the API and account documentation, so most integration questions are answered there, with email the route for account and billing matters.

Is Moonshot AI cheaper than Salad?+

On entry input price, no. Salad lists input from $0.06, while Moonshot AI charges $0.16 to $3. The reason to pay more sits elsewhere: a 1,048,576 token context window and a focused catalogue in kimi k3, kimi k2.7 code and kimi k2.7 code highspeed.

Sources

  • platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/account-and-payments.md checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Legal entity

    “The issuing entity is Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd.; the service category is information technology services; the tax-inclusive rate is 6%.”

  • platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/start-using-kimi-api checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: OpenAI-compatible API

    “Kimi API lets you interact with Kimi models and is compatible with both the OpenAI and Anthropic API formats.”

  • platform.kimi.ai/docs/llms.txt checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Support channels

    “Join the Kimi Developer Community: Connect with Kimi developers on Discord and the developer forum.”

  • platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Largest context window, Input price from, Models offered, Output price from

    “kimi-k3, 1M tokens, 1,048,576 tokens”

  • moonshot.ai/about checked September 26, 2026

    Backs: Founded, Headquarters

    “Spring 2023 - Moonrise - Moonshot AI was founded.”

Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

Moonshot AI

Long-context work on Kimi models through an OpenAI-compatible API.

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