Cheapest Kimi K2 Thinking API: SwiftRoute is 90% below the official price
Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.600/$2.50 per 1M tokens from Moonshot. The cheapest quote is SwiftRoute: $0.059 in, $0.244 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 | SwiftRoutedemo | $0.059 | $0.244 | −90% | 1.12B |
| 2 | APIBridgedemo | $0.269 | $1.12 | −55% | 244M |
| 3 | $0.600 | $2.50 | — | 109M | |
| 4 | $0.600 | $2.50 | — | 109M | |
| 5 | $0.864 | $3.60 | — | 75.7M |
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.