Integrate MegaNova Kimi 2.5 with OpenClaw - Tutorial

Complete guide to setting up MegaNova AI with OpenClaw. 70-90% cheaper than OpenAI with 128K-200K context window.

Integrate MegaNova Kimi 2.5 with OpenClaw - Tutorial

Overview

Complete guide to setting up MegaNova AI as your LLM provider in OpenClaw. 70-90% cheaper than OpenAI, 128K-200K context window.

Why Choose MegaNova?

  • Cost: 70-90% cheaper than OpenAI/Claude
  • Speed: Sub-500ms latency globally
  • Models: Kimi 2.5, DeepSeek V3, GPT-4o, Gemini, Qwen
  • Context: Up to 200K tokens (Kimi 2.5)
  • Reliability: 99.9%+ uptime, no rate limits

Step 1: Get Your MegaNova API Key

  1. Sign up at meganova.ai
  2. Go to dashboard and generate an API key
  3. Copy the key for configuration

Step 2: Configure OpenClaw

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and add the MegaNova provider block.

{
  "models": {
    "providers": {
      "meganova": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.meganova.ai/v1",
        "apiKey": "YOUR_MEGANOVA_API_KEY",
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5",
            "name": "Kimi K2.5",
            "contextWindow": 128000,
            "maxTokens": 262144
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "meganova/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart OpenClaw

openclaw gateway restart

Provider Comparison

FeatureAnthropicMegaNovaLocal (Ollama)
SpeedFastVery FastDepends on hardware
Cost$$$$Free
PrivacyCloudCloudFull privacy
Best modelsClaude Opus 4.5Kimi K2.5Llama 3.3
Context window200K128KVaries
CodingExcellentGoodGood
RoleplayGoodExcellentGood
BackendProprietaryvLLMOllama

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