Is DeepSeek: R1 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek: R1 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

DeepSeek: R1 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek: R1 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek: R1	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.70	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$2.50	$3.50
Context window	64K	262K
Parameters	671B	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jan 2025	Apr 2026

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