Kimi K2.6 is an AI model by Moonshot AI. View detailed benchmark scores, pricing data, and performance metrics on Serenities AI Models.
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Coding Benchmarks
Human preference ELO for building things — websites, UI, games, charts, SVG
Design Arena (via OpenRouter)Artificial Analysis composite coding score
Artificial Analysis (via OpenRouter)Human preference ELO for building a working web page from a brief
Design Arena (via OpenRouter)Reasoning Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis composite score for multi-step tool-using tasks
Artificial Analysis (via OpenRouter)Multi-turn service agent making tool calls under strict policy constraints
OpenRouter (measured)Cost Benchmarks
Cost per 1M cached input tokens — the price that actually applies to a long agent conversation
OpenRouter APIContext Benchmarks
Available from 65 providers
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. You can bring your own key for 10 of these — connect it here.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached in | Context | Your key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Token Plan | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262K | — |
| Alibaba Token Plan (China) | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262K | — |
| Kenari | $0 | $0 | — | 262K | — |
| Nvidia | $0 | $0 | — | 262K | — |
| SCNet Token Plan | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262K | — |
| routing.run | $0.275 | $1.1 | — | 200K | — |
| Vultr | $0.3 | $1.2 | — | 262K | — |
| CrofAI | $0.5 | $1.99 | $0.05 | 262K | — |
| NanoGPT | $0.5 | $2.6 | $0.125 | 256K | — |
| Inceptron | $0.53 | $3.39 | $0.17 | 262K | — |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.6 | $3.05 | $0.13 | 262K | — |
| LLM Gateway | $0.6 | $3.05 | $0.13 | 262K | — |
| Weights & Biases | $0.65 | $3.41 | $0.15 | 262K | — |
| Crusoe | $0.7 | $3.5 | $0.35 | 262K | — |
| Lilac | $0.7 | $3.5 | $0.2 | 262K | — |
| Infomaniak | $0.74 | $3.72 | — | 256K | — |
| Deep Infra | $0.75 | $3.5 | $0.15 | 262K | Supported |
| FastRouter | $0.75 | $3.5 | — | 262K | — |
| Venice AI | $0.75 | $3.5 | $0.16 | 256K | — |
| GreenPT | $0.7524 | $4.275 | $0.2508 | 262K | — |
| Cortecs | $0.773 | $3.38 | $0.193 | 262K | — |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.8 | $3.4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| NovitaAI | $0.8 | $3.4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| GMI Cloud | $0.855 | $3.6 | $0.144 | 66K | — |
| EmpirioLabs AI | $0.8939 | $3.7131 | $0.1788 | 256K | — |
| EBCloud | $0.9286 | $3.8571 | — | 262K | — |
| 302.AI | $0.95 | $4 | — | 262K | — |
| Abacus | $0.95 | $4 | $0.19 | 262K | — |
| AIHubMix | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Ambient | $0.95 | $4 | $0.2 | 262K | — |
| Auriko | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Azure | $0.95 | $4 | — | 262K | Supported |
| Azure Cognitive Services | $0.95 | $4 | — | 262K | — |
| Baseten | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| Clarifai | $0.95 | $4 | — | 262K | — |
| ClinePass | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| DigitalOcean | $0.95 | $4 | $0.19 | 262K | — |
| Eden AI | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Fireworks AI | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| FrogBot | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 256K | — |
| Hugging Face | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| Merge Gateway | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Moonshot AI | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| Moonshot AI (China) | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Ofox | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| OpenCode Go | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| OpenCode Zen | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| OpenRouter | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| OrcaRouter | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Pioneer | $0.95 | $4 | $0.34 | 262K | — |
| Requesty | $0.95 | $4 | $0.95 | 256K | — |
| TokenGo | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | Supported |
| ZenMux | $0.95 | $4 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| Poe | $0.96 | $4.04 | $0.16 | 262K | — |
| CrossModel | $1 | $4.16 | $0.18 | 262K | — |
| TensorX | $1 | $4 | $0.25 | 262K | — |
| Charm Hyper | $1.03436 | $4.3552 | $0.174208 | 262K | — |
| Wafer | $1.14 | $4.8 | $0.19 | 262K | — |
| Together AI | $1.2 | $4.5 | $0.2 | 262K | Supported |
| UnoRouter | $1.2675 | $5.3368 | — | 262K | — |
| evroc | $1.4375 | $5.75 | — | 262K | — |
| Privatemode AI | $1.791 | $8.9436 | $0.1733 | 256K | — |
| Ollama Cloud | — | — | — | 262K | — |
Kimi K2.6 — Benchmark Scores Overview
Scores normalized to percentage scale for visual comparison. ELO scores mapped to 0-100 range (1100-1500).
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Kimi K2.6 — Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?
Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4.0 per 1M output tokens. This is mid-range pricing for its capability level.
What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 has a context window of 262K tokens. This determines how much text, conversation history, and code the model can process in a single request.
Who created Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 was created by Moonshot AI. It is classified as a open source model in our catalogue.
Is Kimi K2.6 open source?
Yes, Kimi K2.6 is an open-source model. The model weights are publicly available for download and self-hosting.