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Kimi K2.6

$0.68/1M in · $3.41/1M out · 262K context. That's cheaper than 30% of the 298 models we track, by output price. Here's what it costs, how its price has moved, and where it fits.

output price · per 1M tokens
$3.41
input $0.68/1M · routed
Context
262K
Input / 1M
$0.68
Output / 1M
$3.41
Modality
text + image
Provider
Moonshot
Tokenizer
Other

Snapshot · source: OpenRouter ↗ · how we measure →

cost at a typical workload
$545 / mo

For 1,500 input + 500 output tokens across 200,000 requests/month. That's 91× the cheapest tracked option (Ling-2.6-flash, $6.00/mo).

Tune the workload in the calculator →

output price history
output / 1M

Flat at $3.41 since tracking began 2026-06-14. Full history →

Where it fits

  • Multimodal prompts — accepts image input alongside text.

Watch for

  • Priced from OpenRouter's routed market, not a first-party list price — availability and rate can shift without notice.

These notes are derived from price, context and modality — structural facts, not measured quality. Measured cost-to-finish-a-task lives on the real-cost index.

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How to read Kimi K2.6's pricing

Two numbers decide most of the bill: $0.68/1M for input (everything you send — prompt, context, attachments) and $3.41/1M for output (everything it generates, including hidden reasoning tokens). Output is priced 5.0× the input rate here, so the shape of your workload — how much it reads versus writes — matters as much as the headline figure. This row is OpenRouter's routed market price; it can move as providers and routing change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Kimi K2.6 cost per million tokens?

Kimi K2.6 is priced at $0.68 per 1M input tokens and $3.41 per 1M output tokens, from OpenRouter's routed market price as of the 2026-06-15 snapshot. Output is the figure that usually drives the bill. Enter your own token volumes in the cost calculator for a monthly estimate.

What is Kimi K2.6's context window?

Kimi K2.6 has a 262K-token context window — roughly 393 pages of text. Prompt, attachments, conversation and the model's own output all share that budget, and every token you send is billed at the input rate.

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