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Moonshot · Text model · Retiring

Kimi K2.6

Moonshot: previous general model platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)

US$0.95Input / 1M
US$4Output / 1M
–Context
–AA index
–Tokens/s
–Default level

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Figures checked 1 Nov 2026. A dash means not published on the sources we checked, so it stays blank rather than estimated.

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List price against similar models

US$ per 1M tokens, standard tier, short prompts. Output left blank where not published.

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ModelInput US$/1MOutput US$/1M
Kimi K2.60.954
GPT-5.4 mini0.754.5
Grok 4.201.252.5
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent (beta)1.252.5
Grok 4.31.252.5

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LabMoonshot
TypeText
StatusRetiring platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)Not available to new users from 31 Oct 2026. Retires by the end of Dec 2026
Released–
API accessYes platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
API model IDkimi-k2.6 platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
API rate limits–
Consumer app plans–
Price at each level–
Input per 1M tokensUS$0.95 platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
Output per 1M tokensUS$4 platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
Cached inputUS$0.16 platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
Batch in / out–
Other pricing–
Context window–
Max output–
Input typestext platform.kimi.ai (opens in a new tab)
Output typestext
Weights–
Reasoning–
Tool use–
Artificial Analysis index–
Output speed–
Time to first token–
Reasoning levels–
Lab benchmark claims–
Limitations
  • Closed to new users from 31 Oct 2026 and retiring by the end of Dec 2026

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Moonshot's Kimi K3.1 Pro: a 3 trillion parameter class model with weights due by 4 November

K3.1 Pro has a 1M-token context and costs $2 in and $10 out per 1M tokens on the Kimi API, a third below Kimi K3. Moonshot says full weights follow by 4 November 2026. Its Terminal-Bench 4.0 score of 65.7% is Moonshot's own claim.

Source: Kimi (opens in a new tab)