Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6Open
Iterative Kimi K2 release with stronger tool calling.
Intelligence
49.0 #374
Top 51% tier
Output Speed
40 t/s
ITL 25.0 ms/tok
Blended price (3:1)
$1.75 /1M
In $1/M · Out $4/M
Context
262.1K
≈ 655 A4 pages · max out 8,192
Quality Domain Radar
6-Axis Frontier Evaluation vs Category Average & Flagship
Kimi K2.6
Claude Mythos Preview (#1)
Average (68)
Radar axes are approximated from category scores where direct benchmark measurements are missing — see Methodology.
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Model Details
Release date
May 7, 2026
Parameters
Not disclosed
License
Open Weights
Context Window
262,100 tokens
Input Price
$1/M
Output Price
$4/M
Output Speed
40 t/s
Time to First Token
—
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Estimated monthly spend
$0.00
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@misc{llmpodium2026kimik26,
title = {Benchmark Analysis and Intelligence Evaluation of Kimi K2.6},
author = {LLMPodium Research},
year = {2026},
url = {https://llmpodium.com/models/kimi-k2-6}
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