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Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 family · Provider: moonshot-ai · Status: active · Released: 2026-04-20

Kimi K2.6 is a Kimi K2.6 model developed by moonshot-ai, a Chinese AI company headquartered in 13F, Building 1, JD Technology Building, 76 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China, released 2026-04-20 with a 262,144-token context window.

Kimi K2.6
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Key facts for Kimi K2.6
Key factValue
Model IDkimi-k2.6
ArchitectureNot publicly disclosed
Context window 262,144 tokens
Open weightsUnknown
LicenseUnknown
Self-hostingUnknown
API availableYes
API pricing $0.95 input / $4 output per 1M tokens (USD) · provider pricing page
Cloud providersMoonshot AI Platform

Capabilities

Capabilities of Kimi K2.6
CapabilitySupported
ReasoningYes
CodingUnknown
MathUnknown
ChineseUnknown
EnglishUnknown
MultilingualUnknown
VisionYes
AudioUnknown
VideoUnknown
Tool callingUnknown
Function callingUnknown
Structured outputUnknown
Agent capabilityUnknown
RAGUnknown
Computer useUnknown

Known limitations

Kimi K2.6 is Moonshot’s visual + text model with thinking and non-thinking modes for dialogue and agent tasks, in a 256K context window. Pricing is $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens (cache hits $0.16, as of 2026-09-20).

Data interpretation

Evidence types for Kimi K2.6
FieldValueEvidence type
Context window262,144 tokensOfficial
API pricing $0.95 / $4 per 1M tokens (USD) Official
Family position1 model in the Kimi K2.6 familyChina AI Hub analysis

Evidence types: Official = vendor documentation, pricing pages or model cards. Vendor-reported = benchmark scores published by the vendor. China AI Hub analysis = derived from the database itself. See the sourcing policy.

Sources

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What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has a 262,144-token context window.

How much does Kimi K2.6 cost through the API?

$0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens (USD).

Where does China AI Hub get its Kimi K2.6 data?

From 2 sources (official pages first), last verified 2026-09-20. Benchmark scores are labeled by source type; see the sourcing policy for details.