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Kimi K2.6 Pricing
MoonshotAI · moonshotai-kimi-k2-6
Input / 1M tokens
$0.950
Output / 1M tokens
$4.00
Context window
262,144 tokens
≈ 350 pages of text
Max output
262,144 tokens
What it costs in practice
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens)$0.0027
1,000 requests / month$2.74/mo10,000 requests / month$27.40/mo100,000 requests / month$274.00/moEstimate your own workloadOpens the calculator with Kimi K2.6 preloaded — adjust volume and token counts there.
Price history
List price per 1M tokens since we started tracking in Jun 2026. Each step marks a price change — hover a point for the exact date and rate.
What it excels at
Large 262k context window supports long-document analysis and extended multi-turn tasks. Open-weights release enables local deployment and customization.
The business tradeoff
Smaller provider ecosystem results in fewer integrations and less community tooling. Output token pricing is relatively high compared with similarly positioned models.
Cheaper from MoonshotAI
Head-to-head
Vendor list rates, as of Jul 30, 2026 · source: openrouter · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.