Kimi K2.6 API Pricing
Kimi K2.6 by Moonshot costs $0.95 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens.
Price verified from Moonshot's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $0.95
- Output / 1M
- $4.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.16
- Batch discount
- 40% off
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Released
- April 2026
Pricing note: Batch API is billed at 60% of standard prices.
What Kimi K2.6 costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard | Batch API |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $1.71 | $1.03 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $17.13 | $10.28 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $171.25 | $102.75 |
Where to run Kimi K2.6
Prices above are Moonshot's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- Moonshot PlatformDirect API
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
Kimi K2.6 pricing FAQ
How much does Kimi K2.6 cost per million tokens?
Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens, as listed on Moonshot's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does Kimi K2.6 cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $17.13 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching, or $10.28 through the batch API.
What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?
Kimi K2.6 accepts up to 262,144 tokens of context.
Does Kimi K2.6 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.16 per million, 83% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for Kimi K2.6?
Yes. Requests sent through the batch API cost 40% less: $0.57 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens.
Where can I use the Kimi K2.6 API?
Kimi K2.6 is available through Moonshot Platform and OpenRouter.
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