Kimi K2.8 Preview pricing
Source: litellm · updated 2026-10-27
Short answer: Kimi K2.8 Preview costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens. That is a 3:1 blended rate of $1.75 per million tokens, ranking it #480 of 704 tracked models by input price.
Price breakdown
| Metric | USD |
|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $1.00 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $4.00 |
| Output รท input multiple | 4.00× |
| 3:1 blended, per 1M tokens | $1.75 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens |
What a typical workload costs
| Monthly volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total | 1M in / 250K out | $1.00 | $1.00 | $2.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $10.00 | $10.00 | $20.00 | ||||
| 100M in / 25M out | $100 | $100 | $200 |
Other tencent models
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Hy Mt 2 1.8 B | $0.044 | $0.177 |
| Hy Mt 2 30 B A3 B | $0.074 | $0.295 |
| Hy Mt 2.7 B | $0.074 | $0.295 |
| Hy 3 | $0.132 | $0.528 |
| Hunyuan A13 B Instruct | $0.140 | $0.570 |
Cheaper alternatives
Next cheaper option: Doubao Seed 2.1 Pro 260628 at $0.863 per 1M input tokens. Next step up: GLM 5.2 at $0.034 per 1M input tokens.