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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...
How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 costs about $13.32 ($6.5 input + $6.82 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What is the official MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 price?
| Official (moonshotai) | Catalog (OpenRouter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $0.95 | $0.65 |
| Output /1M | $4 | $3.41 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.16 | $0.15 |
Differs from the official list price. The catalog tracks routed prices, which can sit below (or above) the provider's own list price. Source: moonshotai official pricing page, checked 2026-10-21.
What are cheaper alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?
- MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code — $0.6712 in / $3.35 out per 1M
- Relace: Relace Search — $1 in / $3 out per 1M
- Nous: Hermes 4 405B — $1 in / $3 out per 1M
- Pareto 26.10 — $0.8 in / $3.2 out per 1M
- Pareto Latest — $0.8 in / $3.2 out per 1M
- Amazon: Nova Pro 1.0 — $0.8 in / $3.2 out per 1M
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Frequently asked questions
How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cost?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $3.41 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $13.32.
What is the context window of MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has a context window of 262,144 tokens and can return up to 235,929 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?
Cheaper models include MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code ($0.6712 in / $3.35 out), Relace: Relace Search ($1 in / $3 out), Nous: Hermes 4 405B ($1 in / $3 out). See the full list on this page.
Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 free to use?
No. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 is a paid model at $0.65 input / $3.41 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.
What is the official price of MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?
On moonshotai's official pricing page (checked 2026-10-21), MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 is listed at $0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens. The catalog price tracked on this page differs from it — see the comparison table on this page.
Provider: moonshotai · Model ID: moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices