Kimi K2.6

by Moonshot AI

Zero data retention−37%
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Input
$0.91/1M tokens
Output
$4.77/1M tokens
Context
262Ktokens
Max output
236Ktokens
Knows to
-
Released
20 Apr 2026

About

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.

Pricing

Input$0.91 from $0.62per 1M prompt tokens
Output$4.77 from $2.73per 1M generated tokens, reasoning included
Cached input$0.21per 1M tokens read back from the prompt cache

37% off right now. The provider is running a promotion, and the developer API bills what the provider actually charged for your call plus our flat markup, so it reaches your bill with nothing to claim. The “from” figure is the cheapest endpoint serving the model; which one answers is the provider’s routing decision, so treat it as a floor. Promotions can end at any time.

What a request costs

Typical requestEachPer 1,000
Short chat reply1,500 in · 400 out$0.0033$3.27
Question over a long document40,000 in · 800 out$0.040$40.22
Agent tool step20,000 in · 1,200 out$0.024$23.93

At the developer-API rate, before any provider promotion or prompt-cache saving. In the app, the model picker shows what a message costs on your plan before you send it.

Benchmarks

Intelligence27.0#97 of 285
Coding61.8#60 of 163
Agentic20.5#64 of 127

Head-to-head rankings

  1. #2SlidesAgent arenaElo 124859% wins
  2. #6Web appsAgent arenaElo 126859% wins
  3. #20Game devAgent arenaElo 114148% wins
  4. #21Android appsAgent arenaElo 117449% wins
  5. #25Full stackAgent arenaElo 115549% wins
  6. #253DModel arenaElo 126858% wins
  7. #26Mobile appsAgent arenaElo 115348% wins
  8. #28Godot gamesAgent arenaElo 112047% wins
  9. #28CodeModel arenaElo 127355% wins
  10. #29WebsitesModel arenaElo 127154% wins

Scores from Artificial Analysis; bars are scaled to the best model on our list. Rankings from Design Arena head-to-head votes. Published by OpenRouter alongside its catalogue.

Call it from code

OpenAI-compatible: point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.privateer.pro/v1 and set model. Keys are created in the app under Settings.

cURL
curl https://api.privateer.pro/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRIVATEER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
  }'
Python
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PRIVATEER_API_KEY"],
)
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)
JavaScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.PRIVATEER_API_KEY,
});
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content);

Parameters this model accepts

frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoninglogit_biaslogprobsmax_tokensmin_pparallel_tool_callspresence_penaltyreasoningrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_logprobstop_p

API reference → · How API billing works →

Prices are USD at the developer-API rate, as of 16 Oct 2026, rebuilt daily from the providers’ live catalogues. ← All models