What is the latest version of Kimi?

The current shipped version of Kimi is K3.1 Pro, as of November 8, 2026.

What AI model does Kimi use?

Kimi runs primarily on Kimi K2.6.

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Name: Kimi
Author: Moonshot AI

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Moonshot AI's assistant, known for very long context windows and the open-weight K2 agentic model.

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Current version

K3.1 Pro

Entry cost

Pay-as-you-go API pricing based on token consumption (no monthly flat fee subscription plans published).

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The short answers · verified November 8, 2026

What is the latest version of Kimi?: The current shipped version of Kimi is K3.1 Pro, as of November 8, 2026.
How much does Kimi cost?: Kimi has no published flat entry price. Pay-as-you-go API pricing based on token consumption (no monthly flat fee subscription plans published).
What AI model does Kimi use?: Kimi runs primarily on Kimi K2.6.

Source: Moonshot AI — platform.moonshot.cn · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

Native multimodal (visual + text)
1M-token context
Agentic tool use
Thinking / non-thinking modes
Dedicated coding models (k2.7-code, high-speed)
Open weights
1M token context
Multimodal input
Vision understanding
JSON Mode
Tool calling
Web search
Reasoning / Thinking mode
Streaming output
Context caching
Batch API
multimodal input
streaming output
reasoning model
tool calling
json mode
context caching
web search
1M Token Context
Multimodal Input (Image/Video)
Reasoning Mode
Tool Calling
Context Caching
OpenAI Compatibility
Reasoning Model
Multimodal Input
Web Search
Streaming
File Q&A
Thinking Mode
Search Integration
Text Input
Image InputExternal
Video Input
visual understanding
reasoning mode
context cache
batch api
video input
Vision Understanding
Stream Output
Thinking Model
File QA
Visual Input (Image/Video)
Multi-turn Dialogue
Streaming Output
Multi-modal input
Function calling
Thinking/reasoning mode
Vision/Video Input
Text input
Visual input (Image/Video)
Web search integration
Text Generation
Visual Understanding
Image input
Video input
Thinking mode
Structured Outputs
API
Multimodal
Function Calling
Reasoning
Context Cache
Image Input
Visual understanding
Vision Input
Multi-turn conversation
Visual input
Multi-turn chat
vision understanding
thinking model
multi-turn conversation
Multi-turn Conversation
Partial Mode
Visual Input
text input
image input
streaming
reasoning
openai-compatible api
stream output
视觉输入
上下文缓存
工具调用
思考模型
联网搜索
流式输出
tools
thinking mode
vision_understanding
context_caching
tool_calling
web_search
json_mode
batch_api
thinking_mode
Code Generation
tool use
structured outputs
Search
Thinking model
Stream output
Structured Outputs (JSON Mode)
1M context window
tool call
search integration
vision_input
tool_use
openai_compatible
anthropic_compatible
Tool Use
Multi-modal Input
OpenAI SDK Compatible
Anthropic SDK Compatible
OpenAI Compatible
Long-context (1M tokens)
Reasoning model
多轮对话
Messages API
Chat Completions API
Long context (1M tokens)
Vision input
OpenAI compatible API
Anthropic compatible API
Responses API
context_window_1m
multimodal_input
thinking_model
多模态输入
api
multimodal
vision
tool-calling
context-cache
json-mode
thinking-mode

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go (API)
Metered API billing for model usage.
Free

Entry price over time

7/26/2026 · $0.611/8/2026 · $0

Geek mode

Models under the hood

Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI
disclosed
Kimi K2.7 Code
Moonshot AI
disclosed
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI
disclosed
kimi-k2.5
Moonshot AI
disclosed
kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed
Moonshot AI
disclosed
kimi-k3.1-pro
Moonshot AI
disclosed
kimi-k3.1-pro-highspeed
Moonshot AI
disclosed

Context window

1M tokens

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

openai_api_compatible
anthropic_api_compatible

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

Kimi K3+1 aliasMoonshot AI · 5 products
Kimi K2.5+1 aliasMoonshot AI · 3 products
Kimi K2.6Moonshot · 3 products
Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI · 2 products
- Kimi
- GitHub Copilot
kimi-k2.7-code-highspeedMoonshot AI · 1 product
- Kimi
kimi-k3.1-proMoonshot AI · 1 product
- Kimi
kimi-k3.1-pro-highspeedMoonshot AI · 1 product
- Kimi

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

Monthly active users
36M
monthly users
Third-party estimate
as of Mar 2025·QuestMobile China app report ·inferred

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Change history

Nov 8, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 ProK3.1 Pro
source
Nov 8, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M tokens
10485761M tokens
source
Nov 7, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to Kimi K3.1 Pro
K3.1 ProKimi K3.1 Pro
source
Nov 7, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: api, multimodal, vision
135 tracked142 tracked · +api, multimodal, vision, tool-calling, context-cache, json-mode, thinking-mode
source
Nov 4, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 ProK3.1 Pro
source
Nov 4, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: 多模态输入
134 tracked135 tracked · +多模态输入
source
Nov 3, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to Kimi K3.1 Pro
K3.1 ProKimi K3.1 Pro
source
Nov 2, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3.1 ProK3.1 Pro
source
Nov 2, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1048576
1M tokens1048576
source
Nov 1, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M tokens
10485761M tokens
source
Oct 28, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to Kimi K3.1 Pro
K3.1 ProKimi K3.1 Pro
source
Oct 28, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: context_window_1m, multimodal_input, thinking_model
131 tracked134 tracked · +context_window_1m, multimodal_input, thinking_model
source
Oct 24, 2026first seenversion
Kimi moved to K3.1 Pro
Kimi K3K3.1 Pro
source
Oct 24, 2026first seenmodel
Kimi added kimi-k3.1-pro, kimi-k3.1-pro-highspeed to its model stack
Kimi K2.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, kimi-k2.5, kimi-k2.7-code-highspeedKimi K2.6, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K3, kimi-k2.5, kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed, kimi-k3.1-pro, kimi-k3.1-pro-highspeed
source
Oct 24, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Responses API
130 tracked131 tracked · +Responses API
source
Oct 24, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1048576
1M1048576
source
Oct 17, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M
1M tokens1M
source
Oct 16, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Long context (1M tokens), Vision input, OpenAI compatible API
126 tracked130 tracked · +Long context (1M tokens), Vision input, OpenAI compatible API, Anthropic compatible API
source
Oct 16, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M tokens
1M1M tokens
source
Oct 15, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: 多轮对话, Messages API, Chat Completions API
123 tracked126 tracked · +多轮对话, Messages API, Chat Completions API
source
Oct 8, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Long-context (1M tokens), Reasoning model
121 tracked123 tracked · +Long-context (1M tokens), Reasoning model
source
Oct 6, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: OpenAI Compatible
120 tracked121 tracked · +OpenAI Compatible
source
Oct 5, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Tool Use, Multi-modal Input, OpenAI SDK Compatible
116 tracked120 tracked · +Tool Use, Multi-modal Input, OpenAI SDK Compatible, Anthropic SDK Compatible
source
Oct 1, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: vision_input, tool_use, openai_compatible
112 tracked116 tracked · +vision_input, tool_use, openai_compatible, anthropic_compatible
source
Sep 29, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: tool call, search integration
110 tracked112 tracked · +tool call, search integration
source
Sep 28, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: 1M context window
109 tracked110 tracked · +1M context window
source
Sep 28, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M
10000001M
source
Sep 27, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1000000
1M1000000
source
Sep 26, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M
10000001M
source
Sep 25, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Structured Outputs (JSON Mode)
108 tracked109 tracked · +Structured Outputs (JSON Mode)
source
Sep 25, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1000000
1M1000000
source
Sep 24, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Thinking model, Stream output
106 tracked108 tracked · +Thinking model, Stream output
source
Sep 21, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M
10000001M
source
Sep 20, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1000000
1M1000000
source
Sep 19, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Search
105 tracked106 tracked · +Search
source
Sep 17, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: tool use, structured outputs
103 tracked105 tracked · +tool use, structured outputs
source
Sep 17, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1M
10000001M
source
Sep 16, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Code Generation
102 tracked103 tracked · +Code Generation
source
Sep 16, 2026first seencapability
Context window now 1000000
1M1000000
source
Sep 11, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: vision_understanding, context_caching, tool_calling
95 tracked102 tracked · +vision_understanding, context_caching, tool_calling, web_search, json_mode, batch_api, thinking_mode
source

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Free to cite and reuse under CC BY 4.0. Permalink: https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/kimi

APA

Tomorrow. (2026). Kimi — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-11-08, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/kimi

BibTeX

@misc{tomorrow-tools-kimi,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Kimi — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/kimi}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}
}