Kimi API provides multiple ways to view your account balance and usage details, helping you track consumption and costs.

Console dashboard

Log in to platform.moonshot.ai and navigate to the fee-detail (billing details) page in the console to view:

  • Current account balance
  • Daily usage breakdown
  • Per-model usage and costs
  • Historical spending trends

Daily billing is updated by 7:00 AM the following day. Real-time usage data may have a slight delay.

Note: Daily billing is updated by 7:00 AM the following day. Real-time usage data may have a slight delay.

Token estimation API

Before sending a request, you can use the Token Estimation API to estimate how many tokens the call will consume — useful for cost control.

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Pass the same messages format as a Chat Completion request, and the API will return the estimated token count.

Balance query API

Query your current account balance directly via the API:

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Include your API Key in the request header to retrieve your available balance.

Usage monitoring tips

Best Practices:

  • Check the fee-detail page regularly to monitor spending trends
  • Integrate the Balance Query API and set up balance alert thresholds
  • Use the Token Estimation API before critical calls to estimate costs
Balance \u0026 usage - Kimi Help Center