Cheapest Kimi K2 API: RunAPI is 89% below the official price
Kimi K2 costs $0.600/$2.50 per 1M tokens from Moonshot. The cheapest quote is RunAPI: $0.066 in, $0.264 out. Full table and buying checklist below.
| # | Provider | 1M input | 1M output | Discount | Tokens per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Official list | $0.600 | $2.50 | 0% | 109M |
| 1 | $0.066 | $0.264 | −89% | 1.01B | |
| 2 | $0.820 | $3.31 | — | 81.0M |
Tokens per $100 assume a “code” mix: 5 input tokens per output token. Prices are crawled; verify them on the provider page before buying.
What to check before buying
- Test the key with the free API checker — it verifies the endpoint responds, without sending tokens.
- Compare the blended cost for your workload, not just the input price: output tokens dominate in agent workloads.
- Check uptime and minimum top-up: the cheapest provider is useless if it is down half the day.