LIVE
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.20▼ 26.3%
DEEPSEEK-V4-PR$0.87▲ 4.6%
QWEN3.6-FLASH$1.13▼ 24.9%
NEMOTRON-3-SUP$0.45▼ 23.9%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
LLAMA-4-SCOUT$0.30▲ 5.8%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▼ 10.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 0.8%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MIMO-V2.5$0.28▼ 5.8%
MIMO-V2.5-PRO$0.87▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
QWEN3.5-PLUS-2$1.80▼ 6.0%
NOVA-2-LITE-V1$2.50▼ 31.4%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$2.50▼ 9.5%
GROK-4.3$2.50▼ 8.7%
QWEN3.6-PLUS$1.95▼ 31.6%
NEMOTRON-3-ULT$2.50▼ 25.9%
QWEN3.7-PLUS$1.60▼ 21.4%
MINIMAX-M1$2.20▲ 11.9%
PALMYRA-X5$6.00▼ 26.9%
QWEN3.7-MAX$3.75▼ 3.1%
GEMINI-3.5-FLA$9.00▼ 8.3%
GEMINI-2.5-PRO$10.00▲ 7.2%
GPT-5.4-NANO$1.25▲ 10.0%
NOVA-LITE-V1$0.24▼ 28.9%
KIMI-K2.5$1.90▲ 9.8%
MINISTRAL-14B-$0.20▼ 17.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.20▼ 26.3%
DEEPSEEK-V4-PR$0.87▲ 4.6%
QWEN3.6-FLASH$1.13▼ 24.9%
NEMOTRON-3-SUP$0.45▼ 23.9%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
LLAMA-4-SCOUT$0.30▲ 5.8%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▼ 10.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 0.8%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MIMO-V2.5$0.28▼ 5.8%
MIMO-V2.5-PRO$0.87▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
QWEN3.5-PLUS-2$1.80▼ 6.0%
NOVA-2-LITE-V1$2.50▼ 31.4%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$2.50▼ 9.5%
GROK-4.3$2.50▼ 8.7%
QWEN3.6-PLUS$1.95▼ 31.6%
NEMOTRON-3-ULT$2.50▼ 25.9%
QWEN3.7-PLUS$1.60▼ 21.4%
MINIMAX-M1$2.20▲ 11.9%
PALMYRA-X5$6.00▼ 26.9%
QWEN3.7-MAX$3.75▼ 3.1%
GEMINI-3.5-FLA$9.00▼ 8.3%
GEMINI-2.5-PRO$10.00▲ 7.2%
GPT-5.4-NANO$1.25▲ 10.0%
NOVA-LITE-V1$0.24▼ 28.9%
KIMI-K2.5$1.90▲ 9.8%
MINISTRAL-14B-$0.20▼ 17.7%

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Kimi K2.6

Lower price
Kimi K2.6
Faster
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Higher efficiency
Kimi K2.6
Metric
Claude Sonnet 4.6Kimi K2.6
Input price
$3.00
$0.68
Output price
$15.00
$3.42
Context window
1000K
262K
Throughput
172 tok/s
154 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
99.9%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.003
Efficiency score
89
89

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Metric
CLAUDE-SONNET-
KIMI-K2.6
Chat assistant
$2,700
$614.40
RAG / long context
$4,950
$1,124
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$1,721

Efficiency score: Kimi K2.6

Across price, speed and reliability, Kimi K2.6 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 Sonnet 4.6 or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?+

Kimi K2.6 has the lower input price — $0.68 vs $3.00 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 Sonnet 4.6 or Kimi K2.6?+

Across price, speed and reliability, Kimi K2.6 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.