Kimi API key setup
Moonshot AI's Kimi platform offering large language models with long context windows and tool calling support.
Get your key
- Open the Kimi API keys page: platform.moonshot.ai/console/api-keys
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check. Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: Varies by usage tier
Connection details
- Base URL
https://api.moonshot.ai/v1- API shape
- OpenAI-compatible
- Env var
KIMI_API_KEY- Models
- kimi-k2-0905-preview, moonshot-v1-32k
- Model lineup
- Kimi K2.6, Kimi K2.5, Kimi K2, Kimi K1.5
Our verdicts on this kind of provider
Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.