Models

CC Kimi K2 Instruct vs Kimi K2 Turbo Preview

Compare CC Kimi K2 Instruct from Moonshot AI and Kimi K2 Turbo Preview from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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CC Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI · text → text

For Claude code only

Input$1.1 /M
Output$3.3 /M
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Kimi K2 Turbo Preview
Moonshot AI · text → text

The kimi-k2-turbo-preview model is a high-speed version of kimi-k2, with the same model parameters as kimi-k2, but the output speed has been increased from 10 tokens per second to 40 tokens per second.

Input$1.2 /M
Output$4.8 /M
Cache read$0.3 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC Kimi K2 Instruct
Kimi K2 Turbo Preview
Input /M
$1.1
$1.2
Output /M
$3.3
$4.8
Cache read /M
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$0.3
Context length
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NaN
Max output
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0
Time to First Token
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3.1 s
Throughput
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19.7 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC Kimi K2 Instruct
$116 /mo
Kimi K2 Turbo Preview
$144 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC Kimi K2 Instruct, Kimi K2 Turbo Preview?

CC Kimi K2 Instruct: $3.3/M output tokens; Kimi K2 Turbo Preview: $4.8/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC Kimi K2 Instruct accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K2 Turbo Preview accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call CC Kimi K2 Instruct and Kimi K2 Turbo Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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