Moonshotai

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking

Kimi K2 Thinking is Moonshot AI’s most advanced open reasoning model to date, extending the K2 series into agentic, long-horizon reasoning. Built on the trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture introduced in...

Context Window
262K tokens
Parameters
N/A
Input Price
$0.60/1M
Output Price
$2.50/1M
Price Tier
standard
Provider
Moonshotai

How to Use MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking

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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking at a Glance

Measured against all 392 chat models CoreAI serves, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking sits at #157 for context capacity — 262K tokens, roughly 196,608 words or 393 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #77 cheapest of 183 standard-tier models by input cost. It joined the catalog on 2025-11-06. It supports step-by-step reasoning (thinking mode).

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking Compared to Its Closest Alternatives

SpecMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 ThinkingMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 TurboinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash
ProviderMoonshotaiMoonshotaiBytedance-seedInclusionai
Input $/1M tokens$0.6$0.6$0.5$0.01
Output $/1M tokens$2.5$2.5$2.5$0.03
Context window262K262K262K262K
Reasoning modeYesNoYesNo
Image inputNoNoYesNo
Price tierstandardstandardstandardbudget

Every model in this table is available on CoreAI — open the web app and run the same prompt through MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking and MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 side by side to judge with your own eyes.

What MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking Actually Costs in Practice

A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00185 on MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.042. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions about MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking

What is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking's context window?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking handles 262K tokens of context — roughly 196,608 words, or about 393 pages of text in one conversation.

How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking cost?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking's underlying rates are $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.

Can MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking process images?

No — MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking is text-only. If you need image understanding, its standard-tier peers with vision are listed in the comparison table above.

Does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking support reasoning or thinking mode?

Yes. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking can work through problems step by step before answering; on CoreAI you can toggle thinking mode per message.

How can I use MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking without an API key?

Open the CoreAI web app or the iOS/Android app, pick MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking in the model selector, and chat — no API key, no per-token billing. One subscription covers MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking and 300+ other models.

What are the best alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 Thinking?

The closest alternatives on CoreAI are MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905, ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo, inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash — similar tier and capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.

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