Is ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini is cheaper on output tokens ($0.40 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

Both models offer a similar context window.

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini is cheaper on output tokens. Choose ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.10	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$0.40	$3.50
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2026

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini details →MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 details →

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