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Kimi K3 API

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's flagship model with native vision and up to a one-million-token context window for long-horizon coding, multimodal knowledge work, complex reasoning, and agent workflows.

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kimi-k3
Price: 4 credits per 1K input tokens · ≈ $0.002-$0.004 · 20 credits per 1K output tokens · ≈ $0.01-$0.02High stability with detailed usage records on the APIAny platform.
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kimi-k3
86 (suggested: 2,000)

Kimi K3 always reasons and currently supports only max.

131072
11048576

Maximum reasoning plus final-answer tokens. Kimi K3 defaults to 131072 when omitted.

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USD estimate $1.31-$2.62: highest recharge package uses $1 = 2,000 credits; entry package uses $1 = 1,000 credits.

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Input

4 credits/1K

≈ $0.002-$0.004

Output

20 credits/1K

≈ $0.01-$0.02

Cache

0.4 credits/1K

≈ $0.0002-$0.0004

Context

1M

Max output

1M
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Model ID
Type
Quality
Price
kimi-k3
Text Generation
Input tokens
4 credits per 1K input tokens · ≈ $0.002-$0.004
kimi-k3
Text Generation
Cache read tokens
0.4 credits per 1K cached input tokens · ≈ $0.0002-$0.0004
kimi-k3
Text Generation
Output tokens
20 credits per 1K output tokens · ≈ $0.01-$0.02
kimi-k3
Text Generation
Minimum request
3 credits minimum · ≈ $0.0015-$0.003
Model IDkimi-k3
TypeText Generation
QualityInput tokens
Price4 credits per 1K input tokens · ≈ $0.002-$0.004
Model IDkimi-k3
TypeText Generation
QualityCache read tokens
Price0.4 credits per 1K cached input tokens · ≈ $0.0002-$0.0004
Model IDkimi-k3
TypeText Generation
QualityOutput tokens
Price20 credits per 1K output tokens · ≈ $0.01-$0.02
Model IDkimi-k3
TypeText Generation
QualityMinimum request
Price3 credits minimum · ≈ $0.0015-$0.003

Moonshot AI flagship model

What is the Kimi K3 API?

Kimi K3 API access brings Moonshot AI's flagship model to applications with native vision and a context window of up to one million tokens. Kimi K3 can work across text, images, code, and extended task history in one model workflow.

Kimi K3 is designed for difficult repository work, multimodal knowledge synthesis, complex reasoning, and long-horizon agent tasks. Fewer handoffs and retries can reduce total task cost when one capable route can keep the evidence, plan, and intermediate results together.

Kimi K3's capacity does not make irrelevant context useful. Production systems still need retrieval, careful context and state preservation, application-controlled permissions, executable tests, and output verification before results trigger downstream actions.

Try Kimi K3 in the playground
Kimi K3 API workflow overview on APIAny
A visual map of the Kimi K3 workflow.

Use cases

What can you build with the Kimi K3 API?

These workflows show where Kimi K3 fits in a real product. Test the same inputs in the playground, compare the output with related models, and choose the route that meets your quality, latency, and budget requirements.

01

Repository-scale coding

Use Kimi K3 across large repositories to follow dependencies between files and carry a plan through patches, tests, and tool results. The application keeps control of permissions and runs the final test validation before changes are accepted.

Try Kimi K3 in the playground
Kimi K3 API example for Repository-scale coding
Repository-scale coding with Kimi K3.

02

Multimodal knowledge work

Give Kimi K3 long documents, images, tables, and technical evidence to produce structured, traceable analysis. Retrieve only relevant context and keep citations or source links available for review.

Try Kimi K3 in the playground
Kimi K3 API example for Multimodal knowledge work
Multimodal knowledge work with Kimi K3.

03

Long-horizon agents

Use Kimi K3 for multi-step work that requires tool choice, preserved state, feedback, and revision. The host application validates tool arguments and permissions, records progress, and handles failures or retries.

Try Kimi K3 in the playground
Kimi K3 API example for Long-horizon agents
Long-horizon agents with Kimi K3.

APIAny advantages

Why use Kimi K3 through APIAny?

APIAny combines direct model access with the operational controls needed to move from evaluation to production without maintaining a separate integration for every provider.

Kimi K3 production benefits and operational value
Production value delivered by Kimi K3.

One stable API surface

Call Kimi K3 with an APIAny key and a documented request format. Keep your application integration stable while model versions and upstream routes evolve behind the gateway.

Transparent usage and pricing

Review the live Kimi K3 pricing rules before a request, estimate credits in the playground, and inspect request-level usage records after the call completes.

Production routing controls

Use model status, channel health, retry policy, and usage logs to operate Kimi K3 as part of a production workflow instead of treating it as an isolated demo.

Core capabilities

Key Kimi K3 API features

The following capabilities explain the practical input, output, and workflow characteristics that matter when evaluating Kimi K3. Available request parameters remain visible in the live API reference on this page.

Kimi K3 capabilities and technical workflow
How Kimi K3 capabilities work together.

/01

Long-context processing

Use a large context window for codebases, documents, conversation history, and multi-step instructions while monitoring token cost.

/02

Multimodal understanding

Combine supported text and visual inputs so Kimi K3 can reason over more than one content format in the same workflow.

/03

Code generation and analysis

Apply Kimi K3 to implementation, debugging, refactoring, repository navigation, and technical explanation with test-based verification.

/04

Complex reasoning

Use Kimi K3 to break down multi-step problems, compare alternatives, and produce structured conclusions that can be reviewed.

/05

Tool and agent workflows

Let Kimi K3 prepare or select tool calls while your application enforces permissions, validates arguments, and records actions.

/06

Streaming responses

Render supported Kimi K3 text output incrementally for interactive assistants and long-running generation tasks.

/07

OpenAI-compatible integration

Use familiar request patterns where supported, while APIAny handles authentication, model selection, billing, and usage records.

Integration

How to integrate the Kimi K3 API

Move from a playground test to an authenticated production request in three steps. The page keeps the model identifier, request schema, pricing, and response examples together. Move from a representative prompt to monitored production traffic with explicit quality and fallback checks.

Kimi K3 API integration from request to output
Connecting Kimi K3 from API request to result.
  1. 01

    Create an API key

    Sign in to APIAny, create a project API key, and assign only the model scope and budget controls your application needs.

  2. 02

    Send a Kimi K3 request

    Copy the request example from this page, set the model field to the selected Kimi K3 version, and send it to the documented APIAny endpoint.

  3. 03

    Monitor and refine

    Track status, latency, credits, and returned usage. Compare versions or related models with the same workload before shifting production traffic.

SourceKimi official documentation

ProviderKimi

Reviewed2026-07-20

FAQ

Kimi K3 API questions

Practical answers about Kimi K3 capabilities, APIAny access, long-running workflows, and production evaluation.

What is the Kimi K3 API?

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's flagship model for native-vision, long-context, coding, reasoning, knowledge-work, and agent tasks. APIAny provides authenticated model access, live pricing, a Playground, and the request Reference on this page.

Does Kimi K3 support a one-million-token context?

Moonshot AI positions Kimi K3 with a context window of up to one million tokens, which can accommodate large repositories, document collections, images, and long task histories. That official model capacity is distinct from the request fields currently exposed by APIAny. Check the live Reference for the model identifier, supported inputs, and present parameter limits before building a production request.

Can Kimi K3 handle large repositories and long-horizon coding?

Kimi K3 is positioned for long-horizon coding that can follow dependencies, maintain a plan, apply patches, read tool results, and revise after feedback. Give it a scoped repository view and explicit acceptance criteria instead of an unrestricted workspace. Your application should retain permission control and run the final build, tests, and code review.

Can Kimi K3 work with images and complex documents?

Yes. Kimi K3 has native vision and can combine supported visual input with long documents, tables, and technical evidence for multimodal knowledge work. Retrieve the relevant sources, ask for structured and traceable output, and verify conclusions against the original evidence.

How do I call Kimi K3 through APIAny?

Create an APIAny key, use the endpoint shown in the live Reference, and select the listed Kimi K3 model identifier. The official model capability does not imply that every possible option is an APIAny request field. Start with the page's current example, test it in the Playground, and treat the Reference as authoritative for supported parameters.

How should an agent preserve tool and conversation state with Kimi K3?

Store the conversation, plan, tool calls, tool results, and approval decisions in application-managed state rather than assuming one request owns the workflow. On each step, send only the relevant state and validate tool names, arguments, permissions, and results. Use checkpoints so failures can resume safely without replaying completed side effects.

When should I use a lighter model instead of Kimi K3?

Choose a lighter model when the task is short, narrow, high-volume, or latency-sensitive and does not benefit from native vision, deep context, or long-horizon coordination. Compare representative tasks rather than model labels alone. Route straightforward work to the smallest model that meets quality targets, while reserving Kimi K3 for cases where fewer handoffs or retries improve total task economics.

Which production metrics should I track for Kimi K3?

Track first-success rate and total completion time, not only single-request latency. Also monitor retries, token usage, valid tool-call rate, human edits, and fallback rate by task type so quality and total task cost remain visible.

API Reference

Call this model through a standard REST API. Authenticate with your API key, then pick an endpoint below to see its parameters and examples.

Authentication

Every request needs a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Create an API key in the console.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
POSThttps://apiany.ai/v1/chat/completions

Request parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredNotes
modelstringRequiredModel identifier to invoke. Use this model's ID.
messagesarrayRequiredConversation history in OpenAI chat format (role + content).
streambooleanOptionalWhen true, the response streams back as server-sent events.

Request example

curl "https://apiany.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "kimi-k3",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Analyze the architecture risks in this repository and propose a phased migration plan."
    }
  ],
  "reasoning_effort": "max",
  "max_completion_tokens": 131072
}'

Response example

{
  "id": "chatcmpl-abc123",
  "object": "chat.completion",
  "model": "kimi-k3",
  "choices": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "message": {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Hello! How can I help?"
      },
      "finish_reason": "stop"
    }
  ],
  "usage": {
    "prompt_tokens": 12,
    "completion_tokens": 18,
    "total_tokens": 30
  }
}

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