Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens ($4.00 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking or Kimi K2.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking vs Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking or Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking	Kimi K2.6
Provider	AIHubMix	AIHubMix
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$0.95
Output / 1M tokens	$15.00	$4.00
Context window	1M	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Thinking details →Kimi K2.6 details →

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