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Kimi K3 'Open Frontier Intelligence' announcement page from Moonshot AI

Kimi K3 API: how to get a key, what it costs per 1M tokens, and whether it's free

The Kimi API is pay as you go from Moonshot's own platform, and Kimi K3 unlocks after a $1 top-up; we found no free tier, only a $5 voucher once you have added $5. Here are Moonshot's real per-million-token prices, the same-model price on Novita AI, and why running K3 yourself is not a realistic option.

Aliteq Team · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · 11 min

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DeepSeek API: how to get a key, what it costs per 1M tokens, and the truth about "free"

The DeepSeek API is pay per token. You get a key from DeepSeek's own platform, and it only works once you add money; we found no free tier on DeepSeek's pages. Here are the real per-million-token prices, the off-peak rate most US users get by default, a same-model price check against Novita AI, and what is actually free.

Aliteq Team · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · 11 min

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Stripe token billing for AI apps: how the markup works, what it costs, and what to use while it's in preview

Stripe will now keep your model price list and add your markup to every token, but it runs on Metronome, it's in public preview, and your app still has to report usage and stop users at zero. Here is the markup math for four models and the fees on top, from Stripe's own docs read on Oct 2, 2026.

Aliteq Team · Oct 2, 2026 · 11 min