Kimi K2.6 Pricing
BalancedMoonshot AI · 262K tokens context
Kimi K2.6 from Moonshot AI costs $0.550 per 1 million input tokens and $3.20 per 1 million output tokens as of July 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 262,144-token context window (approximately 196,608 words) with a 262K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0006 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.0055.
| Input price | $0.550 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $3.20 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 5.8× |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (~196,608 words) |
| Maximum output | 262,144 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0006 |
| Tier | Balanced |
| Last verified |
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.
Input Price
$0.550
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$3.20
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
262K tokens
max 262K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.000733 | $0.00128 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.00183 | $0.0032 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.00275 | $0.0048 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $0.055 | $0.096 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Affordable at $0.55/1M input tokens
- ✓Large 262K-token context window
- ✓Multimodal: understands images as well as text
Limitations
- –Quality and availability can vary by hosting provider
- –Quality and availability can vary by hosting provider
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