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Kimi K3

Reasoning, Huge context, Agentic coding. Called through Final Router's one OpenAI-compatible endpoint at Moonshot AI's list price, with no markup on tokens.

Model id: moonshot/kimi-k3
Input price$3per 1M tokens
Output price$15per 1M tokens
Context window1.048576Mtokens
Typical speed2.2smedian
Quality score94/100composite
ProviderMoonshot AIprocessed in SG
Cached input$0.6per 1M, cache read
Cache writeIncludedautomatic, no write fee
Verified 2026-08-24Moonshot AI's own list price, with no markup on tokens - a 5.5% fee applies only when you add credits.

Call Kimi K3 in one line

Kimi K3 speaks through the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other model. Point your existing client at Final Router, set the model id, and you also get automatic fallback, spend caps and usage tracking - none of which the provider gives you directly.

Call Kimi K3
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="fr_live_...",                     # your Final Router key
    base_url="https://finalrouter.com/api/v1"  # the only line you change
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshot/kimi-k3",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Data & residency

The international API (api.moonshot.ai) is run by their Singapore entity, which states data is stored on servers in Singapore. The parent company is Beijing-based; the .cn API is a separate service we do not call.

Training: may use prompts for training on the tier we route to. Retention: Input and generated content is used to optimise their models; kept as long as needed for the purposes in their policy, with no fixed period published.

Moonshot AI's policy, read 2026-08-24 →

Route it, don't pin it

Name Kimi K3 as your first choice and let a policy fall back to another model when the provider is down - your request still gets answered, and the log shows exactly what happened.

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Kimi K3 FAQ

How much does Kimi K3 cost through Final Router?
$3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens - the provider's own list price, with no markup on tokens. A 5.5% fee applies only when you add credits.
What is Kimi K3's context window?
1,048,576 tokens.
Does Kimi K3 train on my data?
On the tier we route to, Moonshot AI may use prompts for training - check which key you connected.
How do I call Kimi K3?
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at https://finalrouter.com/api/v1 with your Final Router key and set model to "moonshot/kimi-k3". Your existing code does not change.

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