// Moonshot (Kimi)
Kimi K2.6
A Moonshot (Kimi) model. 10 prices across 9 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- ¥6.5 / ¥27
- Lowest (Chutes)
- $0.45 / $1.95
- Context
- 262K
- AA index
- 27
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Moonshot (Kimi) |
|---|---|
| Context window | 262K (262,144 tokens) |
| Max output | 236K |
| Input | Text · Image |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · modified-mit (custom) · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 1.03T (from weight files) |
| Released | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Model IDs | kimi-k2.6 · moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 · Pro/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 |
02Prices on 9 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY | Official 10-10 | ¥6.5 | ¥27 | ¥1.1 | 1.74 | 262K | Batch −40%Batch: see https://platform.kimi.com/docs/pricing/batch.md; batch 3.90/16.20 (=-40%) |
| Chutes · int4 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.45 | $1.95 | $0.045 | 0.825 | 262K | Chutes price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=int4; discount field=0); not checked against Chutes's own page |
| Crusoe · bf16 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.7 | $3.5 | $0.35 | 1.4 | 262K | Crusoe price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=bf16; discount field=0); not checked against Crusoe's own page |
| SiliconFlow · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.77 | $3.4 | $0.14 | 1.43 | 262K | SiliconFlow price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against SiliconFlow's own page |
| DeepInfra Inference platform (own price page) | Platform 10-10 | $0.75 | $3.5 | $0.15 | 1.44 | 262K | DeepInfra own pricing page |
| Parasail · int4 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.75 | $3.5 | $0.16 | 1.44 | 262K | Parasail price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=int4; discount field=0); not checked against Parasail's own page |
| Novita · unknown Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.8 | $3.4 | $0.16 | 1.45 | 262K | Novita price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=unknown; discount field=0); not checked against Novita's own page |
| GMICloud · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.855 | $3.6 | $0.144 | 1.54 | 262K | GMICloud price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0.1); not checked against GMICloud's own page |
| AtlasCloud · int4 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 1.71 | 262K | AtlasCloud price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=int4; discount field=0); not checked against AtlasCloud's own page |
| SiliconFlow Inference platform (own price page) | Platform 10-10 | ¥6.5 | ¥27 | ¥1.1 | 1.74 | — | SiliconFlow (硅基流动) own pricing page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY
Official - Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
Chutes · Crusoe · SiliconFlow · Parasail · Novita · GMICloud · AtlasCloud - Inference platform (own price page)
DeepInfra · SiliconFlow - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→ - Free option
Kimi-K2.6→
04Performance
All results →Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
- 27
- Output speed (median)
- 45 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 2.91s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 15.55
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1461 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1509 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| LMArena Vision | 1265 | official | 2026-10-02 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.8% | independent | 2026-05-01 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.7% | independent | 2026-05-08 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 96.1% | independent | 2026-05-02 |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | official | 2026-04-20 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
- 2026-10-13 · Chutes · cache read0.05 → 0.045 USD (-10%)
- 2026-10-13 · Chutes · output2.85 → 1.95 USD (-31.6%)
- 2026-10-13 · Chutes · input0.5 → 0.45 USD (-10%)
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FAQ
How much does the Kimi K2.6 API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥6.5 / ¥27 per 1M input / output tokens, cached input ¥1.1 (checked 2026-10-10). The lowest price we found is $0.45 / $1.95 on Chutes.
What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?
262K tokens of context, up to 236K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Kimi K2.6 open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6). Licence: modified-mit (custom).