kimi-k2.6 vs Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input price
$0.95
$0.60
Output price
$4.00
$3.60
Context window
262K
262K
Throughput
154 tok/s
150 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
96.2%
Cost / task
$0.004
$0.003
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
KIMI-K2.6
QWEN
Chat assistant
$765.00
$612.00
RAG / long context
$1,500
$1,044
Agent / tool use
$2,124
$1,728
Efficiency score: Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Across price, speed and reliability, Qwen/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 Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B cheaper?+
Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has the lower input price — $0.60 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 Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Qwen/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.