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Kimi K2.6

Cheapest multimodal option in the Kimi line — pick it over K2.7 Code when you need image/video input and over K3 when 256k context is enough.

Open weights · Permissive (Apache, MIT, OpenMDW) · Data checked September 6, 2026 · Not a hands-on evaluation

Model ID kimi-k2.6

Parameters
1T total · 32B active1T total / 32B active MoE + 400M MoonViT vision encoder
Architecture
Mixture of experts
Context window
262,144 tokensMaximum input
Max output
Not recordedPer response
Input price
$0.97 per 1M tokens
Output price
$4.02 per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.16 per 1M tokens
Blended price
$1.7325 per 1M tokens3:1 input to output
Knowledge cutoff
Not recorded
Released
2026-02
Status
ga
Size band
120B and above

License and openness

Kimi K2.6 is released under the Modified MIT. This is a permissive license. It generally allows use, modification and redistribution, including commercial use, subject to attribution and notice requirements. License terms can change between versions; confirm the text published with the weights you download.

Capabilities

Input modalitiestext, image, video
Output modalitiestext

What it is for

At a three-to-one input-to-output ratio, Kimi K2.6 costs $1.73 per million tokens blended. A workload of one million input and 330,000 output tokens per day would run about $68.90 per month at list price, before caching or batch discounts.

Cost at list price

Input$0.97 per 1M tokens
Output$4.02 per 1M tokens
Cached input$0.16 per 1M tokens
Blended, 3:1$1.7325 per 1M tokens
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Sources

Sources checked September 6, 2026. Specifications and prices change without notice; confirm against the provider before you commit.

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