Models

Kimi K2.6

moonshotai ↗ · 262K ctx · 24 providers · updated 2026-08-05 00:15 UTC

Cheapest
$1.06 via OpenRouter
Avg price
$1.56 /1M
providers
24
Tokens (24h)
23B
Volume (24h)
$24.9K est.
(3 × $0.589 + $2.48) ÷ 4 = $1.06/1M — the $/1M figure blends input and output at 3:1 — that is the only way models with two different rates can be ranked on one axis. Your actual rate depends on your own input:output mix — input only $0.589, 3:1 $1.06, 1:1 $1.53, output only $2.48 per 1M.

The board shows this model's cheapest measured offer ($1.06/1M); the smaller figure under it is the mean of the 32 offers listed below ($1.56/1M). Add those up and divide — it matches. 24h token volume (23B) is sourced from OpenRouter public rankings — today's only public source of absolute per-model token counts (Vercel AI Gateway publishes share-of-traffic percentages); as more sources come online, the per-router breakdown will sum to this total here.

ProviderRouter / Source$ in /1M$ out /1MTTFTTPSUptimeEvidence
Baidu (fp4) OpenRouter $0.589$2.48 825ms 42 99.9% API-measured
StreamLake (fp8) OpenRouter $0.674$2.84 1918ms 25 99.4% API-measured
Chutes (int4) OpenRouter $0.580$3.40 2930ms 15 94.6% API-measured
Decart (fp4) OpenRouter $0.590$3.40 1172ms 44 95.4% API-measured
Inceptron (int4) OpenRouter $0.600$3.41 474ms 48 100.0% API-measured
CoreWeave (fp4) OpenRouter $0.650$3.41 371ms 178 99.9% API-measured
DigitalOcean OpenRouter $0.760$3.20 988ms 47 100% API-measured
Crusoe (bf16) OpenRouter $0.700$3.50 472ms 22 99.8% API-measured
SiliconFlow (fp8) OpenRouter $0.770$3.40 1178ms 44 88.1% API-measured
deepinfra HuggingFace Router $0.750$3.50 501ms 34 API-measured
requesty Requesty $0.750$3.50 API-measured
Parasail (int4) OpenRouter $0.750$3.50 891ms 64 99.7% API-measured
Venice (int4) OpenRouter $0.750$3.50 2813ms 22 44.9% API-measured
DeepInfra (fp4) OpenRouter $0.750$3.50 1636ms 20 98.7% API-measured
Novita OpenRouter $0.800$3.40 1894ms 25 100% API-measured
novita HuggingFace Router $0.800$3.40 1297ms 32 API-measured
novita-ai Novita AI $0.800$3.40 API-measured
azure_ai Pricebook (LiteLLM) $0.950$4.00 Official list
cloudflare Pricebook (LiteLLM) $0.950$4.00 Official list
moonshot Pricebook (LiteLLM) $0.950$4.00 Official list
fireworks-ai HuggingFace Router $0.950$4.00 514ms 96 API-measured
baseten HuggingFace Router $0.950$4.00 648ms 125 API-measured
AtlasCloud (int4) OpenRouter $0.950$4.00 1071ms 62 99.5% API-measured
Moonshot AI (int4) OpenRouter $0.950$4.00 2083ms 26 100% API-measured
Cloudflare OpenRouter $0.950$4.00 973ms 36 99.8% API-measured
BaseTen (fp4) OpenRouter $0.950$4.00 3037ms 124 API-measured
Fireworks OpenRouter $0.950$4.00 632ms 67 API-measured
tensormesh Pricebook (LiteLLM) $0.960$4.00 Official list
Sail Research (int4) OpenRouter $1.00$4.00 772ms 33 100% API-measured
Phala OpenRouter $1.09$4.60 2124ms 22 94.5% API-measured
together HuggingFace Router $1.20$4.50 1357ms 107 API-measured
Together OpenRouter $1.20$4.50 608ms 111 100% API-measured

Volume trend

84B 30d d-29 · 57B tokensd-28 · 68B tokensd-27 · 66B tokensd-26 · 69B tokensd-25 · 81B tokensd-24 · 29B tokensd-23 · 20B tokensd-22 · 28B tokensd-21 · 42B tokensd-20 · 40B tokensd-19 · 56B tokensd-18 · 51B tokensd-17 · 38B tokensd-16 · 41B tokensd-15 · 50B tokensd-14 · 48B tokensd-13 · 84B tokensd-12 · 46B tokensd-11 · 37B tokensd-10 · 33B tokensd-9 · 27B tokensd-8 · 0 tokensd-7 · 0 tokensd-6 · 26B tokensd-5 · 23B tokensd-4 · 0 tokensd-3 · 0 tokensd-2 · 0 tokensd-1 · 25B tokensd-0 · 23B tokens

Last 30 days: 57B → 23B (-59%); range 0–84B tokens/day. Source: OpenRouter public rankings; refreshed hourly.

Data & method

Cheapest ranked by blended = (3×in + out) ÷ 4; performance columns show only when a source provides them, never estimated. “Official list” = LiteLLM open pricebook (MIT); “API-measured” = provider/aggregator public APIs. Machine-readable data: /api/v1/models/kimi-k2.6.json. Free reuse requires attribution to tkx.org.

About

Kimi K2.6 is an AI model served by multiple inference providers on AI model marketplaces, known for its natural language processing capabilities.

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FAQ

How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?

Cheapest measured offer right now: $0.589/1M input, $2.48/1M output via Baidu (fp4) — across 24 tracked providers, refreshed hourly.

Who serves Kimi K2.6?

24 providers currently serve it. The table above lists each with input/output price, TTFT, TPS, uptime and an evidence tier.

How heavily is Kimi K2.6 used?

Kimi K2.6 routed 23B tokens in the last 24h. The daily bars above show routed volume over recent days. Source: OpenRouter public rankings — one of the few routers publishing per-model usage; TKX refreshes hourly.

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