claude-3-haiku vs kimi-k2.6
Input price
$0.25
$0.95
Output price
$1.25
$4.00
Context window
200K
262K
Throughput
157 tok/s
154 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
99.9%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.004
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-3-HAIKU
KIMI-K2.6
Chat assistant
$225.00
$765.00
RAG / long context
$412.50
$1,500
Agent / tool use
$630.00
$2,124
Efficiency score: claude-3-haiku
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-3-haiku offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is claude-3-haiku or kimi-k2.6 cheaper?+
claude-3-haiku has the lower input price — $0.25 vs $0.95 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, claude-3-haiku or kimi-k2.6?+
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-3-haiku offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.