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Using Kimi K2 Thinking on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Kimi K2 · Moonshot AI

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OpenRouter exposes Kimi K2 Thinking through model ID moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

Last refreshed 2026-06-15. Next refresh: weekly.

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.60/1M input, $2.50/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$2.50

Capabilities

ReasoningStructured Outputs

About Kimi K2 Thinking

Extended thinking variant of Kimi K2 with native reasoning capabilities. 256K context.

Model Specs

Released2025-01-01
Parameters1T (32B active)
Context256k
ArchitectureDecoder Only

Provider

OpenRouter
OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA