LongCat 2.0: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

LongCat 2.0 costs $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $2.95 per 1M output tokens, with a 1.05M context window. Mid-priced: dearer than 60% of this rating. Recorded for long context 1M+.

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Capabilities
Text & chatLong context 1M+Multilingual
API $/1M (in / out)
$0.75 / $2.95
Context window
1.05M tokens
Price / mo
API only
OverviewReviews

LongCat 2.0 is an AI model from Meituan, priced at $0.3 input and $1.2 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the budget tier of this rating — cheaper than 40% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 1.05M tokens in a single conversation, enough for a full codebase or a contract bundle in one pass. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, long context 1M+, multilingual, proprietary API. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$0.3 / $1.2per 1M tokens, in / out
Context1.05M tokenstokens per conversation
VendorMeituanall models from this vendor
TierBudgetcheaper than 40% of models

Cost calculator

Standard$0.97AED 4 per month
With batch −50%$0.49AED 2 per month
With caching on input$0.91AED 3 per month
Standard$9.75AED 36 per month
With batch −50%$4.88AED 18 per month
With caching on input$9.07AED 33 per month
Standard$48.75AED 179 per month
With batch −50%$24.38AED 90 per month
With caching on input$45.38AED 167 per month
Standard$195AED 716 per month
With batch −50%$97.50AED 358 per month
With caching on input$182AED 667 per month

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

How LongCat 2.0 sits against its neighbours in this rating. Tap a card to open that model.

Step 3.7 Flash
Cheaper
Stepfun
$0.2 / $1.15262.1K tokens
GPT-5.6 Luna
Closest match
OpenAI
$0.2 / $1.21.05M tokens
GPT-5.4 Nano
Step up
OpenAI
$0.2 / $1.25400K tokens

Good and poor fit

Good fit
  • Whole codebases, contract bundles and long transcripts in a single pass.
  • General text generation and conversation across languages.
Poor fit
  • Anything requiring image input — this model does not accept it.
  • Integrations that depend on structured function calls.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat
Long context 1M+88 models holding 1M tokens or more
MultilingualAll 245 models work beyond English
Proprietary API151 closed-weight, API-only models
Meituan1 model from this vendor
All 245 modelsThe full rating with filters and prices

Frequently asked questions

How much does LongCat 2.0 cost?

$0.3 / $1.2 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 1.10 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of LongCat 2.0?

1.05M tokens in a single conversation.

What can LongCat 2.0 do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, long context 1M+, multilingual, proprietary API.

Is LongCat 2.0 a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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