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kimi-k3

Moonshotopenaianthropic

kimi-k3 is a Moonshot chat and completion model you can call through flatkey.ai's OpenAI-compatible API. On flatkey it runs at $1.4 per 1M input tokens — about 53% below the $3 official list price, and $7 per 1M output tokens. One API key covers GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and 40+ other live models, so you can switch models without changing SDKs or juggling separate accounts. Billing is prepaid with live usage analytics and a single invoice, which keeps spend predictable as you scale.

Get your API keySave ~53% vs official pricing
30-day success rate
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Stacked discount
up to 50% offModels are priced at 60–90% of the official list. Top up $200 and get $100 free — both discounts stack, as low as 50% of the official price. →

Pricing

Input
List price $3
$1.4/ 1M tokens
Output
List price $15
$7/ 1M tokens
Cache read
List price $0.3
$0.14/ 1M tokens

Specifications

Provider
Moonshot
Modality
Text / chat
Access
OpenAI-compatible API
Endpoints
openai, anthropic

How to use the kimi-k3 API

  1. 1
    Create a flatkey.ai account and API key
    Sign up for free, then generate an API key in the console. New accounts get bonus credit on their first top-up.
  2. 2
    Point your OpenAI client at flatkey
    Set base_url to https://router.flatkey.ai/v1 and use your flatkey key as the API key. No other code changes are needed — the API is OpenAI-compatible.
  3. 3
    Call kimi-k3
    Send a request with model set to "kimi-k3" using the OpenAI SDK or curl. Copy a ready-to-run example below.
API example
curl "https://router.flatkey.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FLATKEY_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-k3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello in one sentence."}]}'

kimi-k3 vs similar models

ModelInput / 1M
kimi-k3$1.4
kimi-k2.5$0.233333
kimi-k2.6$0.378

Availability (last 30 days)

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Frequently asked questions

How much does the kimi-k3 API cost?

On flatkey.ai, kimi-k3 costs $1.4 per 1M input tokens and $7 per 1M output tokens, roughly 53% below the official list price. Top up $200 and get $100 free to stretch the budget further.

Is kimi-k3 OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. Keep your existing OpenAI SDK, switch base_url to https://router.flatkey.ai/v1, and use your flatkey key. The model id stays "kimi-k3".

Is kimi-k3 free to use?

Usage is pay-as-you-go, but priced well below the official list (about 53% cheaper), and new accounts receive bonus credit on their first top-up, so you can start testing at low cost.

How do I get an API key for kimi-k3?

Sign up on flatkey.ai, create an API key in the console, and add prepaid balance. You can start calling kimi-k3 in minutes.

What other models can I use with the same key?

One flatkey key gives you GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and 40+ other live models through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint and one invoice.

How reliable is kimi-k3 on flatkey?

We publish the live 30-day success rate, throughput and latency for kimi-k3 directly on this page, updated from real traffic.

Start building with kimi-k3

One OpenAI-compatible key, prepaid billing, and bonus credit on your first top-up. Sign up in under a minute.

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