# Fikra API pricing

> Per-token pricing for an OpenAI-compatible inference API. No subscription.
> Pay per call with x402 (USDC on Base) or a prepaid wallet. M-Pesa, cards
> and USDC supported for top-ups. Prices last refreshed from the live catalog.

## Chat models

| model | context | input $/1M | output $/1M | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `kimi-k3` | 1,048,576 | 2.1 | 10.5 |  |
| `qwen3.8-27b` | 1,001,536 | 0.045 | 0.35 | Fast 27B-class multimodal model with automatic prompt caching. Pay $0.10/M on ca |
| `deepseek-v4-flash-0731` | 1,048,576 | 0.045 | 0.1 |  |
| `deepseek-v4.1-flash` | 1,048,576 | 0.045 | 0.09 |  |
| `deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017` | 1,048,576 | 0.05 | 0.11 | The latest DeepSeek V4.1 Flash update (Oct 17 build): better reasoning, coding,  |
| `fikra-free-deepseek` | 1,048,576 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Free tier flagship. Runs the latest DeepSeek flash build with 1M context; zero b |
| `gemini-4-argon` | 1,048,576 | 2.5 | 12.0 |  |
| `glm-5.2` | 1,048,576 | 0.75 | 1.65 | Z.ai GLM-5.2 on a 1M context: strong coding and reasoning at a lower price than  |
| `glm-5.3` | 1,048,576 | 1.05 | 3.35 | Z.ai flagship GLM-5.3: large-scale reasoning for complex software engineering an |
| `glm-5.3-flash` | 327,680 | 0.155 | 0.49 |  |
| `mimo-v2.6-pro` | 1,048,576 | 0.5 | 1.0 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Pro: the top-scoring open-weight model on the Artificial Analys |
| `nvidia-nemotron-3.5-super-vl` | 1,048,576 | 0.5 | 1.25 |  |
| `step-5-preview` | 1,048,576 | 1.25 | 3.3 |  |

## Utility models (dedicated endpoints)

- `fikra-stt` — $0.001 per minute. Transcribe supported audio into text via the /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint.
- `fikra-tts` — $25.0 per 1m characters. Generate natural speech from text via the /v1/audio/speech endpoint.
- `fikra-embed` — $0.05 per 1m tokens. Generate embeddings for semantic search, retrieval and RAG via the /v1/embeddings endpoint.

## Cost estimation
- Interactive calculator: https://fikraapi.co.ke/tools/llm-cost-calculator
- Pre-flight quote endpoint: POST https://api.fikraapi.co.ke/v1/agent/quote

## Free tier
- `fikra-free-deepseek` is free for all accounts (input and output $0).
- Unpaid account limits: 30 requests/minute, 300 requests/day.
- Referral program: https://fikraapi.co.ke/referral