Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview vs Kimi K2.6.
model vs model · prices as of
Kimi K2.6 takes 3 of 5 rounds against Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $2.10 per million tokens against $6.75.
GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
$6.75/M tokens
Google list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.72 per 1,000 pages
131k context · tool calling · reads images
Moonshot AIwins 3 roundsKimi K2.6
$2.10/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Vultr Serverless Inference · $0.252 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.75/M
$0.95/M
List price out (lower wins)
$4.50/M
$4/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$2.10/M at Vultr Serverless Inference
Standard price (lower wins)
$6.75/M
$6.85/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.72
$0.252
Context
131k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
no
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
26 Mar 2026
21 Apr 2026
Providers selling it
4
82
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 2
LLM Gateway$6.75 / $4.85
LLMTR$6.75 / $6.85
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview then Kimi K2.6, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Kimi K2.6
Baidu$0.58 / $2.44 $0.95 / $464% dearer · - Kimi K2.6
Inceptron$0.59 / $2.45 $0.52 / $2.875% dearer · - Kimi K2.6Inceptron$0.59 / $2.45 $0.52 / $2.875% dearer ·
- Kimi K2.6
io.net Intelligence$0.77 / $3.38 $0.85 / $3.7811% dearer · - Kimi K2.6
Nous Portal$0.46 / $1.95 $0.52 / $2.8732% dearer · - Kimi K2.6
Requesty$0.95 / $4 $0.75 / $3.5016% cheaper · - Kimi K2.6
TrustedRouter$0.61 / $3.23 $0.61 / $3.597% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview or Kimi K2.6?
- Kimi K2.6, at $2.10 per million tokens against $6.75 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $6.75 is the number to beat. Kimi K2.6: $2.10 at Vultr Serverless Inference.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 2 providers sell both: LLM Gateway, LLMTR. The cheapest of them for the two together is LLM Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Kimi K2.6, at 262k tokens against 131k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.