Kimi K2.6 is a frontier model optimized for agentic workflows, visual reasoning, and long-context tasks. Route to this model when your application requires multi-step tool use, image analysis, or structured outputs over raw throughput.
Modalities
Text+Image → Text
Input
$0.776 /1M
Output
$3.622 /1M
Context
262K
Speed
medium
Performance
Live production data from real requests on Kyma — not synthetic benchmarks.
Rank
#21
of 87 active models
Tokens served
8.4M
all-time
Success rate
100%
last 7 days
Pricing
Pay per token. Cached input is billed at 10% of the input rate.
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Estimated monthly cost
$101
$3.36 / day on Kimi K2.6
Same workload on:
Estimates use list pricing. Actual bills depend on real token counts — every response includes its exact cost.
When to use Kimi K2.6
Where this model earns its cost — and where it doesn't.
Created by Moonshot, this model accepts text and image inputs with a 262K token context window and a 32K token output limit. It natively supports tool calling, explicit reasoning steps, and structured JSON outputs.
On Kyma, it runs through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint with automatic request failover. The platform reports exact request costs in the usage.cost field and identifies the routed model via the X-Kyma-Model response header. While Kyma bills cached prefixes at 10% of the input rate, this model does not support caching, so all input is billed at the standard rate.
It operates in the premium cost tier with medium generation speed. Early platform traffic shows a 100% success rate, but the 32K output cap means it is not suited for generating extremely long documents in a single pass.
Multi-step agent routing
Routes tool calls and maintains state across extended conversational turns.
Image and text analysis
Extracts and analyzes visual data from uploaded images alongside text prompts.
Long-context code review
Processes large codebases within the 262K window to identify architectural patterns.
Structured output generation
Outputs formatted payloads reliably using built-in structured output support.
Not ideal for: Do not use this model for high-throughput, low-latency tasks or when you need prompt caching to discount repeated input costs.
How it compares
Against the peers people actually weigh it against.
| Spec | Kimi K2.6 | Kimi K3 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $0.776 | $4.05 | $1.009 |
| Output /1M | $3.622 | $20.25 | $4.774 |
| Context | 262K | 1M | 262K |
| Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Speed | medium | medium | medium |
Quick start
Up and running in under two minutes.
- 1
Create an API key
Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.
Get API key → - 2
Make your first request
Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.
curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "kimi-k2.6", "messages": [ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."} ] }' - 3
Stream responses
Add
"stream": trueto receive tokens as they arrive.curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "kimi-k2.6", "stream": true, "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}] }'
FAQ
Common questions about this model.
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More models by Moonshot
| Model | Context | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kimi K3 | 1M | $4.05 | $20.25 |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | 262K | $1.009 | $4.774 |
| Kimi K2.5 | 262K | $0.6075 | $3.038 |