# Grok vs Kimi: API prices compared, dated and sourced

Canonical page: https://bertrande.com/en/vs/grok-vs-kimi/
License: CC-BY-4.0, reuse with attribution and a link.

No value below was produced, estimated or completed by a language model. Every figure was read from a source we name, on the date we give.

The cheapest Grok model we track, grok-build-0.1, costs $2.00 per million output tokens and $1.00 per million input tokens. The cheapest Kimi model, moonshot-v1-8k, costs $2.00 per million output tokens and $0.200 per million input tokens. At the entry level, the two cost the same on output: $2.00 per million tokens. Prices read on 18 September 2026.

## Grok models

| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| grok-build-0.1 | $1.00 | $2.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-0309-reasoning | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.20-multi-agent-0309 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.3 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.5 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| grok-4.6 | $2.00 | $6.00 | 2026-09-18 |

## Kimi models

| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonshot-v1-8k | $0.200 | $2.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| moonshot-v1-8k-vision-preview | $0.200 | $2.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| kimi-k2.5 | $0.600 | $3.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| moonshot-v1-32k | $1.00 | $3.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| moonshot-v1-32k-vision-preview | $1.00 | $3.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| kimi-k2.6 | $0.950 | $4.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| kimi-k2.7-code | $0.950 | $4.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| moonshot-v1-128k | $2.00 | $5.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| moonshot-v1-128k-vision-preview | $2.00 | $5.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed | $1.90 | $8.00 | 2026-09-18 |
| kimi-k3 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 2026-09-18 |


Method: https://bertrande.com/en/methodology/
Report an error: https://bertrande.com/en/corrections/