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Kimi K2.6 vs GPT-5.4 Nano
69.6 overall · $0.463 / 1M
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Kimi K2.6
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
reasoningtool callingimage inputprompt caching
Kimi K2.6 costs $0.950 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens with a 262K-token context window.
A reasoning, tool-calling model from moonshotai, released Apr 20, 2026. On LiveBench it scores 70.5 overall — #44 of 55 benchmarked models — and ranks highest in coding (#24).
- Input / 1M
- $0.950
- Output / 1M
- $4.00
- Context
- 262K
- LiveBench overall
- 70.5 · #44
Specs and pricing
| Input price USD per 1M prompt tokens | $0.950 |
|---|---|
| Output price USD per 1M completion tokens, reasoning included | $4.00 |
| Blended price 3:1 input:output — #98 most expensive of 343 listed models | $1.71 |
| Cached input read Blank means not priced separately — not free | $0.160 |
| Cache write | — |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 235,929 tokens |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Extended reasoning | Yes |
| Knowledge cutoff | — |
| Listed | Apr 20, 2026 |
Benchmarks by category
LiveBench scores out of 100, with Kimi K2.6's rank among the 55 benchmarked models listed here. Run: kimi-k2.6-thinking.
Language#39 of 55
75.1
$0.0455 measured per point
What Kimi K2.6 costs to run
Monthly list cost across five workload shapes, using the published cached-input rate where there is one. A floor, not a quote — batch discounts and cache writes aren't included.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Support chatbot 1.2K in / 400 out × 200K requests | $491.12/mo |
| RAG assistant 8K in / 600 out × 100K requests | $684.00/mo |
| Coding agent 40K in / 4K out × 20K requests | $637.60/mo |
| Document extraction 20K in / 1.5K out × 50K requests | $1,211/mo |
| Bulk classification 500 in / 20 out × 5M requests | $2,380/mo |
Compare Kimi K2.6 with
The benchmarked models closest to it on overall score.
Kimi K2.6 FAQ
How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?
Kimi K2.6 lists at $0.950 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens, with cached input reads at $0.160 per 1M. A RAG assistant handling 100K requests a month (8K tokens in, 600 out) comes to about $684.00 at list price.
What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 accepts up to 262,144 tokens of context and can return up to 235,929 output tokens per response.
Does Kimi K2.6 support tool calling?
Yes — Kimi K2.6 supports tool (function) calling and exposes extended reasoning. It accepts text, image input.
How does Kimi K2.6 score on benchmarks?
On LiveBench release 2026-06-25 (run: kimi-k2.6-thinking), Kimi K2.6 scores 70.5 overall, ranking #44 of 55 benchmarked models.
What is the API model ID for Kimi K2.6?
On OpenRouter the model ID is "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6". It was listed on Apr 20, 2026.
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How these numbers are produced
- Price and specs — provider list data from OpenRouter, refreshed every 15 minutes. “Blended” is a 3:1 input:output mix.
- Scores and ranks — LiveBench release 2026-06-25. Ranks count only models that have a published run; a blank means “not evaluated”, never “bad”.
- Cost per point — the measured dollars LiveBench spent on the run, divided by the score it earned.
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