kimi-k2.6 vs qwen3.5-397b-a17b
Input price
$0.95
$0.39
Output price
$4.00
$2.34
Context window
262K
262K
Throughput
154 tok/s
161 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.004
$0.002
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
KIMI-K2.6
QWEN3.5-397B-A
Chat assistant
$765.00
$397.80
RAG / long context
$1,500
$678.60
Agent / tool use
$2,124
$1,123
Efficiency score: qwen3.5-397b-a17b
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3.5-397b-a17b 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 kimi-k2.6 or qwen3.5-397b-a17b cheaper?+
qwen3.5-397b-a17b has the lower input price — $0.39 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, kimi-k2.6 or qwen3.5-397b-a17b?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3.5-397b-a17b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.