MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is Moonshot AI's next-generation multimodal model, designed for long-horizon coding, coding-driven UI/UX generation, and multi-agent orchestration.

Context
262K
Max output
236K
Input price
$0.65/1M tokens
Output price
$3.41/1M tokens

Capabilities

Reasoning & Interaction
Reasoning
Tool Calling
Output Control
Structured Output
JSON Mode

Details

Model IDmoonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Provider OpenRouter
Creator moonshotai
Familykimi-k2.6
License—
Status—
Typechat
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalitiestext
Open weight—
Parameters—
Architecture—
Context window262K tokens
Max input—
Max output236K tokens
Reasoning tokens—
Knowledge cutoff—
Release date
Sourceofficial

Tools

Function Callingfunction_calling
Call external functions and APIs

Pricing

Input
$0.65
Output
$3.41
Cache write
—
Cache read
$0.15
Batch in
—
Batch out
—

Family Comparison: kimi-k2.6

ModelContextMax outPricing
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 (free)262K——
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6262K236K$0.65$3.41

API

GET/v1/models/openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

Kimi K2.6 is Moonshot AI's next-generation multimodal model, designed for long-horizon coding, coding-driven UI/UX generation, and multi-agent orchestration.

Changes · 30 entries
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updateca7a400Nov 2, 2026, 03:02 AM
max_output_tokens16384→235929
pricinginput$0.75→$0.65output$3.5→$3.41
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatedcc4383Oct 11, 2026, 06:38 AM
pricinginput$0.465→$0.65output$2.45→$3.41cached input$0.088→$0.15
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatec3d6504Oct 10, 2026, 06:38 AM
pricingcached input$0.098→$0.088
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updateb61df6aOct 7, 2026, 06:39 AM
pricinginput$0.95→$0.465output$4→$2.45cached input$0.16→$0.098
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update02333c9Oct 3, 2026, 06:38 AM
pricinginput$0.434→$0.95output$1.828→$4cached input$0.073→$0.16
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update2b89bf1Oct 2, 2026, 06:39 AM
pricinginput$0.65→$0.434output$3.41→$1.828cached input$0.15→$0.073
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatef41f4c4Sep 28, 2026, 06:53 AM
pricinginput$0.95→$0.65output$4→$3.41cached input$0.16→$0.15
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatee3d7dedAug 31, 2026, 04:13 AM
max_output_tokens262144→235929
pricinginput$0.542→$0.95output$2.28→$4cached input$0.091→$0.16
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatebe35184Aug 17, 2026, 04:02 AM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update3cddff5Aug 13, 2026, 02:54 AM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update19c9fe3Aug 5, 2026, 03:04 PM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update86db01cAug 2, 2026, 08:20 AM
pricinginput$0.95→$0.6output$4→$3.41cached input$0.16→$0.2
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update39b8745Jul 31, 2026, 06:11 AM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update97fe10eJul 25, 2026, 09:55 AM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatebf78dcfJul 25, 2026, 05:49 AM
pricinginput$0.95→$0.684output$4→$3.42cached input$0.16→$0.144
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update20c73acJul 17, 2026, 02:34 AM
pricinginput$0.66→$0.95output$3.41→$4cached input$0.15→$0.16
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update105275dJul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
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moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updateb983d60Jul 9, 2026, 02:38 AM
pricinginput$0.66→$0.65
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update53ef452Jul 9, 2026, 02:32 AM
pricinginput$0.55→$0.66output$3.2→$3.41cached input$0.11→$0.14
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update88d97e5Jun 30, 2026, 04:49 AM
pricinginput$0.67→$0.55output$3.5→$3.2cached input$0.2→$0.11
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatec4a5601Jun 20, 2026, 03:43 PM
max_output_tokens262142→262144
pricinginput$0.68→$0.67output$3.41→$3.5cached input$0.34→$0.2
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updated68a4f1Jun 10, 2026, 02:10 AM
max_output_tokens262144→262142
pricinginput$0.684→$0.68output$3.42→$3.41cached input$0.144→$0.34
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updated657a45Jun 3, 2026, 03:19 AM
max_output_tokens262142→262144
pricinginput$0.73→$0.684output$3.49→$3.42cached input$0.25→$0.144
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update73d11c6May 18, 2026, 03:39 AM
context_window262142→262144
pricinginput$0.74→$0.73output$3.5→$3.49
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updated9ddd19May 14, 2026, 07:26 AM
context_window262144→262142
max_output_tokens16384→262142
pricinginput$0.75→$0.74cached input$0.15→$0.25
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update241c61aMay 7, 2026, 04:28 AM
context_window262142→262144
max_output_tokens262142→16384
pricinginput$0.74→$0.75output$3.49→$3.5cached input$0.14→$0.15
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6updatebc0fb7dMay 2, 2026, 02:14 AM
context_window256000→262142
max_output_tokens65536→262142
pricinginput$0.745→$0.74output$4.655→$3.49cached input$0.146→$0.14
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update6a1e7e3Apr 24, 2026, 02:41 AM
context_window262144→256000
max_output_tokens262144→65536
pricinginput$0.8→$0.745output$3.5→$4.655cached input$0.2→$0.146
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6update80802beApr 22, 2026, 02:56 PM
pricinginput$0.6→$0.8output$2.8→$3.5
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6create6231fb5Apr 22, 2026, 02:50 AM