Kimi K2.6
DeprecatedKimi K2.6 is Moonshot AI (Kimi)'s language model with a 262K context window and up to 236K output tokens, available from 17 providers, starting at $0.65 / 1M input and $3.40 / 1M output. An open-source native multimodal agentic LLM specializing in long-horizon coding, coding-driven design, autonomous execution, and swarm-based task orchestration.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
moonshot-kimi-k2-6 | |
| Language | |
| Deprecated | |
| Moonshot AI (Kimi) | |
| 262K tokens | |
| 236K tokens | |
| ImagePDFTextVideo | |
| Text | |
| default | |
| 1.06T | |
| 568 | |
| 8,241 | |
| 8,241 | |
| · 6 months ago | |
| Benchmarks | |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | #103 |
| Coding Index | #39 |
| GPQA | #32 |
| HLE | #57 |
| IFBench | #23 |
| Time to First Token | #516 |
| SciCode | #51 |
| LCR | #37 |
| TerminalBench Hard | #29 |
| TAU2 | #19 |
| Output TPS | #230 |
Capabilities
Input4/5
Text✓
Image✓
Audio·
Video✓
PDF✓
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities6/13
Reasoning✓
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling✓
Parallel Function Calling✓
Structured Outputs✓
Native JSON Schema✓
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching✓
Assistant Prefill·
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | Flex | Fast | Batch | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Cache Read $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.894 | $3.71 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.447 | $1.86 | |
| $1.04 | $4.40 | $0.176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.75 | $3.50 | $0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | $1.50 | $6.00 | $0.22 | — | — | |
| $0.8 | $3.40 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.8 | $3.40 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.65 | $3.41 | $0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.00 | $4.00 | $0.2 | $0.35 | $2.00 | $0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.96 | $4.00 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $1.20 | $4.50 | $0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.65 | $3.41 | $0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cost Calculator
US Dollar ($)
Preset:
Cheapest Instances to Run It
Cloud GPU instances that can host Kimi K2.6, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 2541 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.
All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
US Dollar ($)
No GPU instances fit Kimi K2.6 at FP16 precision — try a lower precision such as INT4.
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2.6 | 262K | $0.650 | $3.40 | Current | |
| Kimi K2.5 | 262K | $0.450 | $2.25 | Deprecated |