How is the kimi-k2-instruct API billed?

kimi-k2-instruct is pay-as-you-go from ¥3.2641 / M. The exact rate is listed in the pricing table on this page and billed at EasyAPI's public price, with no subscription required.

How do I call kimi-k2-instruct through the API?

EasyAPI exposes an OpenAI-compatible API: create an API key in the console, set base_url to https://token.easyapi.com and model to moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct, then send requests to /v1/chat/completions. The Quick Start on this page includes cURL, Python and TypeScript examples; official OpenAI SDKs only need the base_url swapped.

Which request formats does kimi-k2-instruct support?

OpenAI Chat Completions format including streaming (stream). Official OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs work by swapping base_url; see the Parameters table on this page for the full list.

How do I get started with kimi-k2-instruct?

Sign up for EasyAPI, create an API key in the console and top up your balance to call kimi-k2-instruct pay-as-you-go, no subscription needed. You can also try it in the online Playground first, then copy the Quick Start example.

kimi-k2-instruct

Name: kimi-k2-instruct
Brand: Moonshot AI
Price: 3.2641 CNY
Availability: InStock

文本

Instruction-tuned for agent workflows with reliable tool calling and multilingual coding.

Input price

¥3.264115% off

Market: ¥3.8401

/ M

Output price

¥13.07915% off

Market: ¥15.3871

/ M

Cache read

¥0.653915% off

Market: ¥0.7693

/ M

Cache write

¥015% off

/ M

Input

Text

Output

Text

API

Quick Start

Drop-in code to call this model with EasyAPI's OpenAI-compatible API.

Get your API key

Create an API key from your dashboard and set it as an environment variable:

Replace sk-xxxxxxxx with your API token from the console (Bearer token).

Create API token

shell

export EASYAPI_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxx

Make your first request

Use moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct with the EasyAPI API:

cURL

curl https://token.easyapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EASYAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello!"
    }
  ]
}'

Enable streaming

Add "stream": true to your request body to receive responses as server-sent events:

curl

curl -N https://token.easyapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EASYAPI_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}],"stream":true}'

Endpoint

Sends a chat completion request. Supports streaming and non-streaming modes.

POSThttps://token.easyapi.com/v1/chat/completions

Authorization: Bearer $EASYAPI_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct

Send a chat completion request, with streaming or non-streaming responses. Docs

GEThttps://token.easyapi.com/v1/models

Authorization: Bearer $EASYAPI_API_KEY

List the models available to the current account. Docs

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`model`	string	—	Model ID, e.g. openai/gpt-4o or anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet
`messages`	array	—	List of conversation messages, each with role and content
`stream`	boolean	false	When true, the response is streamed via SSE
`temperature`	float	1	Sampling temperature; higher values are more random
`max_tokens`	integer	—	Maximum number of tokens generated in a single reply
`top_p`	float	1	Nucleus sampling; limits the cumulative probability of candidate tokens
`frequency_penalty`	float	0	Frequency penalty; reduces repeated wording
`presence_penalty`	float	0	Presence penalty; encourages new topics

Using third-party SDKs

Official OpenAI and other SDKs work by swapping the base URL. See integration guide

kimi-k2-instruct FAQ

How is the kimi-k2-instruct API billed?: kimi-k2-instruct is pay-as-you-go from ¥3.2641 / M. The exact rate is listed in the pricing table on this page and billed at EasyAPI's public price, with no subscription required.
How do I call kimi-k2-instruct through the API?: EasyAPI exposes an OpenAI-compatible API: create an API key in the console, set base_url to https://token.easyapi.com and model to moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct, then send requests to /v1/chat/completions. The Quick Start on this page includes cURL, Python and TypeScript examples; official OpenAI SDKs only need the base_url swapped.
Which request formats does kimi-k2-instruct support?: OpenAI Chat Completions format including streaming (stream). Official OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs work by swapping base_url; see the Parameters table on this page for the full list.
How do I get started with kimi-k2-instruct?: Sign up for EasyAPI, create an API key in the console and top up your balance to call kimi-k2-instruct pay-as-you-go, no subscription needed. You can also try it in the online Playground first, then copy the Quick Start example.

Related models

All models

kimi-k2-thinking

Moonshot AI

开源思考型模型，擅长长链推理与连续工具调用，可稳定执行数百步自主研究、编码与多轮智能体任务，适合复杂分析与 Agent 工作流。

文本

15% off

Input price

¥3.4119/ M

Output price

¥14.2163/ M

Cache read

¥0.853/ M

Cache write

¥0/ M

kimi-k2.5

Moonshot AI

顶级中英双语模型，强大的长上下文能力。

文本多模态

15% off

Input price

¥3.4119/ M

Output price

¥17.1221/ M

Cache read

¥0.853/ M

Cache write

¥4.0829/ M

kimi-k2.6

Moonshot AI

K2 系列最新多模态版本，专注长链路编程、代码驱动的 UI/UX 生成与多智能体编排，适合复杂工程自动化与 Agent 协作场景。

文本多模态

30% off

Input price

¥4.4962/ M

Output price

¥18.6767/ M

Cache read

¥0.7609/ M

Cache write

¥5.6204/ M

kimi-k2.7-code

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 系列编程模型，接受文字与图像输入，默认开启思维链，适合长流程 Agent 编程与多轮调试。

文本多模态

30% off

Input price

¥4.4962/ M

Output price

¥18.6767/ M

Cache read

¥0.8992/ M

Cache write

¥5.2885/ M

Input

Output

Input

Output

Get your API key

Make your first request

Enable streaming

Endpoint

Parameters

Using third-party SDKs

kimi-k2-instruct FAQ

Related models

Popular comparisons for kimi-k2-instruct