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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%
CNMultimodalKIMI-K2.6 Live · updated daily

Kimi K2.6

Moonshot
Efficiency score
89/100
7.3%
Input price
$0.68/ 1M tokens
Output price
$3.42/ 1M tokens
Context window
262K
Throughput
154tok/s
Availability
99.9%
Cost / task
$0.003

Capabilities

Accepts (input)
TextVision
Produces (output)
Text

7-day heat trend

7.3%

Pricing breakdown

Input price
$0.68/ 1M tokens
$0.0007 / 1K
Output price
$3.42/ 1M tokens
$0.0034 / 1K
Blended price
$2.73/ 1M tokens
$0.0027 / 1K

Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Chat assistant
$614.40/ mo
1K in · 400 out · 10K req/day
RAG / long context
$1,124/ mo
8K in · 600 out · 5K req/day
Agent / tool use
$1,721/ mo
3K in · 1.5K out · 8K req/day
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Market position

  • Cheaper than 28% of tracked models
  • Faster than 55% of tracked models
  • Efficiency rank: #54 of 120

Best suited for

Mixed text, image, audio and document workloads that benefit from one model across modalities.

About Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is a Multimodal model from Moonshot (CN). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.68 per 1M input tokens and $3.42 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K-token context window, ~154 tokens/sec throughput and 99.9% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 89/100 at an estimated $0.003 per successful task.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kimi K2.6 cost per 1M tokens?+

Kimi K2.6 is tracked at $0.68 per 1M input tokens and $3.42 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $2.73 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.

What is Kimi K2.6 best for?+

Mixed text, image, audio and document workloads that benefit from one model across modalities.

How fast is Kimi K2.6?+

Kimi K2.6 delivers about 154 tokens/sec with 99.9% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.

Is Kimi K2.6 cheaper than other AI models?+

Within the HotON.ai tracked set, Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than 28% of models on input price and ranks #54 of 120 by overall efficiency.

Pricing and availability are real (via OpenRouter, updated daily — availability is the best-serving provider's 24h uptime). Efficiency is a HotON composite of real price and context. Speed is a modeled estimate.