Kimi K2.6

Apr 2026
Kimi K2.6
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$0.71per task?
$0.95 / $4per 1M in / outcache $0.16
98 tok/sfirst token in 2.6 s?
256Kcontext

Rankingin thinking mode?

Alternatives?

Run it yourself

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✗ 80 GB GPU
Licencemodified-mitcommercial use with conditions

History

5 versions
1,4201,4301,4401,4501,460Apr 26Jul 26Release dateArena Text · Creative writingK2.5K2.6K3
1,4201,4301,4401,4501,460Apr 26Jul 26Release dateArena Text · Creative writingK2.5K2.6K3

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
MLCR-AA11.1#52
SimpleQA-Verifiedlab36.9
Chinese-SimpleQAlab75.9
MMLU-Pro EMlab87.1
HMMT February 2026lab92.7
IMOAnswerBenchlab86
Apexlab24
Apex Shortlistlab75.5
GDPval-AA Elolab1,482
Coding
SciCode51.5#46
SWE-bench Pro (edition unstated)lab58.6
Terminal Bench 2.0lab66.7
LiveCodeBenchlab89.6
SWE Verifiedlab80.2
SWE Multilinguallab76.7
Agents & Tool Use
Toolathlonlab50
BrowseComplab83.2
HLE without toolslab36.4
HLE with toolslab54
MCPAtlas Publiclab66.6
B3 Attack Resistancelab83.8
Harmful cyber request refusal meanlab90.7
KORA aggregatelab1.6
Writing & Language
Vision & Documents

FAQ

How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?›

$0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.16 per 1M; cheapest via Chutes at $0.45 / $1.95. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.71 at default effort.

Is Kimi K2.6 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.45 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is Kimi K2.6, and what is it best at?›

#57 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #65 of 134 in Coding, #75 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #40 of 197 in Writing & Language, #24 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Instructions, Vision.

Is Kimi K2.6 better than Kimi K2.5?›

On Arena Text · creative writing, Kimi K2.6 scores 1,432 vs 1,423 — about the same.

How can I use Kimi K2.6?›

Through the API of AtlasCloud, Azure AI Foundry, Chutes, Cloudflare, CoreWeave and 9 more.

What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?›

256K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens.

When was Kimi K2.6 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-04-20. It has been superseded by Kimi K3.

Is Kimi K2.6 open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (modified-mit licence).

Can I run Kimi K2.6 locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can Kimi K2.6 read images?›

It accepts text and images as input.

What is Kimi K2.6?›

Kimi K2.6 is an open-weights language model from Moonshot AI, released Apr 2026, the successor to Kimi K2.5.

What are the best alternatives to Kimi K2.6?›

Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-6.1 Sol (better), GLM 5.2 (open weights).