Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6Alternatives?
CheaperGPT-6.1 Solxhigh+7%-44%$0.39Remove unsupported parameters+5BetterGPT-6.1 Terralow+4%-92%$0.055
OpenMuse Spark Openxhigh+2%+20%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1
CheaperClaude Opus 5.5low+7%-22%$0.55No forced tool use+5
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashlow+6%-12%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-6.1 Solxhigh+7%-44%$0.39Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6.1 Terramax+7%-43%$0.40Claude Opus 5.5low+7%-22%$0.55No forced tool use+5Gemini 3.8 Flashlow+6%-12%*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1GPT-6 Solxhigh+4%-26%$0.52GPT-6.1 Terralow+4%-92%$0.055GPT-6.1 Sollow+5%-81%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Solhigh+3%-47%$0.37GPT-5.6 Solmedium+3%-29%$0.50Claude Opus 5.5low+7%-22%$0.55No forced tool use+5Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+2%+20%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+2%-63%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpensame-47%$0.37max_tokens range · QwenCloud+5
Ling 3.0 Flash VLthinkingOpensame-95%$0.06 / $0.18
MiniMax M3thinkingOpensame-28%$0.51No strict JSON+1Kimi K3maxOpen+1%+183%$2.00Memory (4-bit): 616 GB → 1,668 GB+4Kimi K2.5thinkingOpen-5%—$0.60 / $3Kimi K3.1 Prohighn/a—$2 / $10Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeedn/a—$4 / $20Kimi K2.7 CodethinkingOpenn/a—$0.54Instant mode is not supported · Self-hosted / vLLM / SGLangKimi VL A3B Thinking 2506Openn/a——Context: 256K → 131K+1All Moonshot AI models →Run it yourself
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5 versionsFAQ
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 MMMU-Pro (vision), Kimi K2.6 scores 79.4 vs 75.4 — higher.
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?›
GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper), GPT-6.1 Terra (better), Muse Spark Open (open weights).