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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 provider comparison

moonshotai/kimi-k2-0905

Kimi K2 0905 is the September update of [Kimi K2 0711](moonshotai/kimi-k2). It is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model developed by Moonshot AI, featuring 1 trillion total parameters with 32...

Endpoints:
2
Context:
262.1K
Input:
text
Output:
text
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At a glance

Comparison winners

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.

Best cost/speed trade-off

NovitaAInovita/fp8

$1.2333 / 1M tokens

34.32 s estimated response

Cheapest

NovitaAInovita/fp8

$1.2333 / 1M tokens

$0.00185 for the sample request

Fastest

Groqgroq

8.28 s estimated response

$1.6667 / 1M tokens

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.

Effective price by endpoint

USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.

NovitaAI has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.00185.

Estimated cost vs. response time

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.

2 providers have complete pricing and speed data. NovitaAI is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.

Server-rendered comparison

Provider endpoints

Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.

Endpoint comparison for MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905
Provider / routeCurrent pricing ↗Speed measurementsEndpoint details
Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
CheapestBest cost/speed trade-off
Current pricing
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.00185
Speed measurements
500-token response
34.32 s
Response starts
0.99 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
98.83%
Context
262.1K
Model format
fp8
Max output
100.4K
13 parameters

frequency_penalty, max_tokens, presence_penalty, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

Provider / route
Groqgroq
Fastest
Current pricing
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0025
Speed measurements
500-token response
8.28 s
Response starts
0.34 s
Output speed
63.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
99.98%
Context
262.1K
Model format
unknown
Max output
16.4K
9 parameters

max_tokens, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_p

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Kimi K2 0905 deployment guide

How to choose a Kimi K2 0905 inference provider

Kimi K2 0905 is indexed here as a text model by MoonshotAI, with 2 provider endpoints from NovitaAI, Groq. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.

Match the endpoint to the workload

The model publishes a 262.1K-token context window. It accepts text input and returns text output. 13 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.

Compare the real request economics

NovitaAI currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.00185. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.

Balance response start and generation speed

Groq currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 8.28 seconds. NovitaAI is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.