Kimi K2.6
by MoonshotAImoonshotai/kimi-k2.6
LLMCompare cannot run Kimi K2.6 yet.No route to this model is configured on this site yet. Its prices and parameters are listed below for reference.
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- Context length
- 262,144 tokens
- Maximum output
- 235,929 tokens
- Accepts
- Text, Image
- Returns
- Text
- Features
- JSON outputTool callingPrompt cachingImage input
- Reasoning effort levels
- Not supported
- Released
- 20 Apr 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
Model facts synced from the OpenRouter model list on 21 Oct 2026.
Kimi K2.6 pricing by route
A route is the service LLMCompare calls to reach the model. Kimi K2.6 has 1 route. Prices are in US dollars.
| Route | On LLMCompare | Inputper 1M tokens | Outputper 1M tokens | Cache readper 1M tokens | Price verified on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterDefault | Not configured | $0.65 | $3.41 | $0.15 | openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 |
The cost shown in an LLMCompare report is calculated from these prices as they were at the time of the run.
Cost calculator
Estimate what a batch of calls to Kimi K2.6 costs. The starting numbers are examples. Change them to match your task.
Part of the input tokens above, billed at the cache read price.
- Cost per call
- $0.0024
- 3 credits
- Cost of 100 calls
- $0.2355
- 300 credits
Calculated from the OpenRouter prices verified on 21 Oct 2026. Credits are the cost plus a 20% service fee, at $0.001 per credit, rounded up for each call, with a minimum of 1 per call. A real run is charged for the usage the provider reports.
Parameters you can set
These are the parameters LLMCompare can set when it calls the model through OpenRouter.
| Parameter | Type | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number | 0 to 2in steps of 0.1 | Provider default |
top_p | Number | 0 to 1in steps of 0.05 | Provider default |
max_tokens | Integer | 1 to 235,929 | Provider default |
seed | Integer | -2,147,483,648 to 4,294,967,295 | Provider default |
response_format | One of | textjson_object | Provider default |
About Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is Moonshot AI's next-generation multimodal model, designed for long-horizon coding, coding-driven UI/UX generation, and multi-agent orchestration. It handles complex end-to-end coding tasks across Python, Rust, and Go, and...
Description as published for this model. LLMCompare has not edited it.
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Questions about Kimi K2.6
- How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?
- On the OpenRouter route, Kimi K2.6 costs $0.65 per 1 million input tokens and $3.41 per 1 million output tokens, in US dollars. Input tokens that Kimi K2.6 reads from the prompt cache cost $0.15 per 1 million tokens. LLMCompare verified this price on 21 Oct 2026.
- What is the context length of Kimi K2.6?
- Kimi K2.6 has a context length of 262,144 tokens and returns up to 235,929 output tokens in one call.
- What inputs does Kimi K2.6 accept?
- Kimi K2.6 accepts these inputs: Text, Image. Kimi K2.6 returns: Text.
- Can I test Kimi K2.6 on my own data?
- Not yet. LLMCompare lists the prices and parameters of Kimi K2.6, but no route to Kimi K2.6 is configured on LLMCompare, so it cannot be selected for an evaluation.