Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI · Frontier
Moonshot AI's latest open-weight frontier model with 300-agent swarm support.
- Strengths
- Open-weight frontier model with large agent-swarm support at a low direct-API rate.
- Best for
- Agentic, multi-tool workflows on open weights at low cost.
- Limitations
- Hosted providers may charge well above the direct rate.
Input / 1M
$0.95
Output / 1M
$4.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.16
Context window
256K
Where it sits
9th-cheapest frontier model
by blended $/Mtok among 24 listed frontier models
53% below the frontier median
blended $/Mtok across 24 frontier models
Output costs 4.2× input
$0.95 in / $4.00 out per 1M
Cached input saves 83%
$0.16 vs $0.95 per 1M fresh
Held flat since launch (Apr 2026)
no blended price change recorded
Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.
Price history
Only one price on record so far — the history chart appears once a price changes.
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | $0.95 | $4.00 | $0.16 | Direct API rate confirmed via Wayback capture of platform.moonshot.ai 2026-04-27 (Cache Hit $0.16 / Input $0.95 / Output $4.00 per MTok) | platform.moonshot.ai |