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

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The cheapest Mistral model we track, Classifier API model (8B), costs $0.040 per million output tokens and $0.040 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, Mistral is 50.0 times cheaper than Kimi on output tokens. Prices read on 18 September 2026.

## Mistral models

| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classifier API model (8B) | $0.040 | $0.040 | 2026-09-18 |
| Classifier API model (3B) | $0.100 | $0.100 | 2026-09-18 |
| Ministral 3 (3B) | $0.100 | $0.100 | 2026-09-18 |
| Ministral 3 (8B) | $0.150 | $0.150 | 2026-09-18 |
| Ministral 3 (14B) | $0.200 | $0.200 | 2026-09-18 |
| Voxtral Small | by content type | $0.400 | 2026-09-18 |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.150 | $0.600 | 2026-09-18 |
| Codestral | $0.300 | $0.900 | 2026-09-18 |
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.500 | $1.50 | 2026-09-18 |
| GLM 5.2 (hosted by Mistral) | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-09-18 |
| GLM 5.3 (hosted by Mistral) | $1.40 | $4.40 | 2026-09-17 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 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 |


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