GPT-5.4 mini vs Kimi K2.6.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-5.4 mini takes 3 of 5 rounds against Kimi K2.6. Kimi K2.6 counters on price: $2.10 per million tokens against $6.14, for 262k context instead of 400k.
OpenAIwins 3 roundsGPT-5.4 mini
$6.14/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.655 per 1,000 pages
400k context · tool calling · reads images
Moonshot AIKimi 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)
$6.14/M at Poe
$2.10/M at Vultr Serverless Inference
Standard price (lower wins)
$6.75/M
$6.85/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.655
$0.252
Context
400k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
17 Mar 2026
21 Apr 2026
Providers selling it
39
82
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 29
NanoGPT$6.75 / $4.10
Nous Portal$6.75 / $4.42
LLM Gateway$6.75 / $4.85
Jiekou$6.41 / $5.80
FastRouter$6.75 / $5.75
Requesty$6.75 / $5.75
TrustedRouter$7.12 / $5.42
Kilo Gateway$6.75 / $5.80
GPT-5.4 mini then Kimi K2.6, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 29
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GPT-5.4 miniNous Portal$0.60 / $3.60 $0.75 / $4.5025% dearer ·
- 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 K2.6Nous Portal$0.46 / $1.95 $0.52 / $2.8732% dearer ·
- Kimi K2.6Requesty$0.95 / $4 $0.75 / $3.5016% cheaper ·
- Kimi K2.6TrustedRouter$0.61 / $3.23 $0.61 / $3.597% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini or Kimi K2.6?
- Kimi K2.6, at $2.10 per million tokens against $6.14 for GPT-5.4 mini, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-5.4 mini: $6.14 at Poe. Kimi K2.6: $2.10 at Vultr Serverless Inference.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 29 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Nous Portal, LLM Gateway, Jiekou, FastRouter, Requesty, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-5.4 mini, at 400k tokens against 262k.
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.