Is Kimi K2.6 or Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper?

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens ($3.60 vs $15.00 per 1M).

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the larger context window (410K tokens).

Kimi K2.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

Spec	Kimi K2.6	Claude Sonnet 4.6
Provider	GMI Cloud	GMI Cloud
Input / 1M tokens	$0.86	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$3.60	$15.00
Context window	66K	410K
Parameters	1T	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Apr 2026	Feb 2026

Kimi K2.6 details →Claude Sonnet 4.6 details →

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