Farewell, Fire Pass (For Now)

It’s over (for now). Fireworks AI’s second iteration of Fire Pass, an unlimited-token subscription for Kimi models, has been sunsetted. Version 3 is being prepared for the general public with no explicit ETA.

I was a beta tester from week one and watched it evolve from an experiment into a pivotal moment for my personal coding experience.

Here is what it felt like to use.

Phase 1: The $7/week wild west

Fireworks quietly launched a product page that made zero noise. Max Weinbach posted about it on X on March 27, 2026.

Max Weinbach @mweinbach · March 27, 2026View source

Fireworks AI fire pass is so good

It's Kimi K2.5 Turbo right now at like 250 tok/s and idk what the limits are but it's HIGH

oh and free trial but $7 per week t.co/JKQbHCvS0A

Fireworks AI noticed:

Fireworks AI @FireworksAI_HQ · March 27, 2026View source

Show us what you can build. t.co/ah3ATdI20G

At the start, the rules were simple: $7 per week bought Kimi K2.5 Turbo with unlimited tokens and no caps. The only limitation was respecting the dynamic rate limit.

The speed was absurd; I measured 200-250 tokens per second through a router optimized for agentic coding. I plugged it into OpenCode and felt billing liberation. It felt the same as switching from a taxi to a monthly transit pass.

Phase 2: The $49/month pivot

By May 2026, Fire Pass had evolved due to demand. It became an invite-only subscription that included updated Kimi K2.6 Turbo. The price jumped from $24/month to $49/month.

Still, $49/month for unlimited usage of a 1T-parameter model was undervalued. The V1 pricing was an acquisition hook, and V2 was a stress test for sustainability.

What it felt like to use

I ran Fire Pass daily for three months, and a few things stood out.

Unlimited tokens and speed change behavior

When every response costs zero marginal dollars, you prompt differently. You explore more branches and ask more questions, and iterating becomes cheaper. The quality ceiling of the output…