Moonshot AI (Kimi)

Moonshot AI is a well-known domestic large-model team, and its flagship product is Kimi, known for ultra-long context(up to 2 million Chinese characters), and is suitable for feeding large chunks of documents / code for AI to help process.

Get an API Key

• Go to Moonshot Open Platform Register account
• Enter API Key Management Create sk-... Key
• Top up any amount to activate (the minimum is very small)

Configure in Cherry Studio

• Open Settings → Model Services, find Moonshot AI Provider to enter the details page
• Fill in sk-... Key
• API address default https://api.moonshot.cn
• Click Get model list

Recommended usage

Model	Suitable scenarios
moonshot-v1-8k	Short context, cheap and fast
moonshot-v1-32k	Medium context, sufficient for everyday use
moonshot-v1-128k	Long context, document analysis, code review
kimi-k2-* / k2.5-*	Latest flagship, stronger reasoning capability

Suitable use cases

• Ultra-long PDF / document analysis: Moonshot's long-context advantage is most evident
• Large code review: can fit an entire file in one go without splitting
• Summarizing a whole ebook: long-context models eliminate the hassle of manual chunking

• Moonshot's "context cache" feature can significantly reduce token consumption in repeated conversations; see its official documentation
• Kimi has its own chat interface on the web, but connecting via Cherry Studio API lets you use Cherry Studio's assistant, knowledge base, MCP tools, and other extensions

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If you encounter any questions, bugs, or have suggestions for feature improvements during configuration or use, please refer to Feedback and Suggestions the official channels provided there.