Kimi K2.6 pricing
Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens as of September 2026. Tracked daily since 14 June 2026 across 89 snapshots.
Current rates
- Input: $0.95 per 1M tokens
- Output: $4.00 per 1M tokens
- Cached input: $0.16 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 262,144 tokens
No price movement recorded for Kimi K2.6 over the tracked period — the rate has held steady.
Cheaper alternatives to Kimi K2.6
Ranked by blended cost assuming a 3:1 input-to-output ratio, which is typical of chat and agent workloads. Only currently callable models with a comparable context window are listed.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cheaper by |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.4 mini | $0.75 | $4.50 | 1% |
| Grok 4.3 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 9% |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.75 | $3.75 | 12% |
| Kimi K2.5 | $0.60 | $3.00 | 30% |
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 56% |