Kimi K2.6 Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
Kimi K2.6 is a 2026-04-20 model from Moonshot AI (Kimi) featuring a 262K context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on OpenRouter ($0.65 in / $3.41 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$0.9711
Output Price / 1M
$4.0337
Cache Read / 1M
$0.1643
Context Window
262K
Generation Speed
44 TPS
Access Grade
A · CN Direct
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
79/100
✍️ Writing
79/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
81/100
👁️ Vision OCR
84/100
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
Kimi K2.6 Multi-Platform Price Comparison (6 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter Lowest Price | Direct in CN | $0.65 | $3.41 | $0.15 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| DeepInfra | Global Network | $0.75 | $3.5 | $0.15 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
| Alibaba Cloud Bailian (CN) | Direct in CN | $0.929 | $3.858 | $0.1858 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| 302.AI Gateway | Direct in CN | $0.95 | $4 | $0.2375 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| Moonshot CN Official | Direct in CN | $0.9711 | $4.0337 | $0.1643 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| SiliconFlow (CN) | Direct in CN | $0.9714 | $4.0351 | $0.1644 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Direct access in mainland China with RMB enterprise billing
- Open weights available for private self-hosting (~74GB VRAM at INT4)
⚠️ Limitations & Practical Caveats
- Direct domestic API and global endpoints; Kimi K3.1 Pro leads open-weight coding and 1M+ long-context tasks.
- Extended thinking generates internal reasoning tokens (~1.8x output multiplier)