> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Model Inference Pricing Explanation

> Understand token billing, input and output charges, cache discounts, and pricing links for Kimi model inference.

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## Concepts

### Billing Unit

Token: A token represents a common sequence of characters. The number of tokens used for each English character may vary. For example, a single character like "antidisestablishmentarianism" might be broken down into several tokens, while a short and common phrase like "word" might use just one token. Generally speaking, for a typical English text, 1 token is roughly equivalent to 3-4 English characters. The exact number of tokens generated by each call can be obtained through the [Token Calculation API](/docs/api/estimate).

#### Billing Logic

Model inference APIs bill both Input and Output based on usage. If you upload and extract content from a document and then pass the extracted content as Input to the model, the document content will also be billed based on usage. File-related APIs (file content extraction and file storage) are **temporarily free**: if you only upload and extract a document, the file APIs themselves incur no charges.

**Explanation: Prices exclude applicable taxes. Specific tax obligations are subject to local tax regulations and will be calculated at checkout based on your jurisdiction.**

## Model Pricing

<DocTable
  columns={[
{ title: "Model", width: "24%" },
{ title: "Unit", width: "12%" },
{ title: "Input Price (Cache Hit)", width: "16%" },
{ title: "Input Price (Cache Miss)", width: "16%" },
{ title: "Output Price", width: "14%" },
{ title: "Context Window", width: "18%" },
]}
  rows={[
["kimi-k3", "1M tokens", <>{"$"}0.30</>, <>{"$"}3.00</>, <>{"$"}15.00</>, "1,048,576 tokens"],
["kimi-k2.7-code", "1M tokens", <>{"$"}0.19</>, <>{"$"}0.95</>, <>{"$"}4.00</>, "262,144 tokens"],
["kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed", "1M tokens", <>{"$"}0.38</>, <>{"$"}1.90</>, <>{"$"}8.00</>, "262,144 tokens"],
["kimi-k2.6", "1M tokens", <>{"$"}0.16</>, <>{"$"}0.95</>, <>{"$"}4.00</>, "262,144 tokens"],
]}
/>

Here, 1M = 1,000,000. The prices in the table represent the cost per 1M tokens consumed.

## Model Notes

See each model's guide for capabilities and recommended use cases:

* [Kimi K3](/docs/guide/kimi-k3-quickstart)
* [Kimi K2.7 Code](/docs/guide/kimi-k2-7-code-quickstart)
* [Kimi K2.6](/docs/guide/kimi-k2-6-quickstart)