Kimi K2.6 vs Kimi K2.7 Code.

model vs model · prices as of

Kimi K2.6 takes 1 of 5 rounds against Kimi K2.7 Code. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $2.10 per million tokens against $3.90.

Moonshot AIwins 1 rounds

Kimi 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

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.7 Code

$3.90/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Crof · $0.465 per 1,000 pages

262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

Crof

List price in (lower wins)

$0.95/M

$0.95/M

List price out (lower wins)

$4/M

$4/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$2.10/M at Vultr Serverless Inference

$3.90/M at Crof

Standard price (lower wins)

$6.85/M

$6.85/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.252

$0.465

Context

262k tokens

262k tokens

Open weights

yes

yes

Tool calling

yes

yes

Structured output

yes

yes

Reads images

yes

yes

Reasoning

yes

yes

Released

21 Apr 2026

12 Jun 2026

Providers selling it

82

70

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 · 54

  • Crof$3.49 / $3.90
  • StreamLake$4.32 / $5.14
  • Nous Portal$4.42 / $5.44
  • NanoGPT$4.10 / $6.85
  • CoreWeave$5.36 / $5.63
  • Weights & Biases$5.36 / $5.63
  • TrustedRouter$5.42 / $5.71
  • DeepInfra$5.75 / $5.44

Kimi K2.6 then Kimi K2.7 Code, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 54

Go further

Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.

What moved in the last seven days

  1. Kimi K2.6Baidu$0.58 / $2.44 $0.95 / $464% dearer ·
  2. Kimi K2.6Inceptron$0.59 / $2.45 $0.52 / $2.875% dearer ·
  3. Kimi K2.6Inceptron$0.59 / $2.45 $0.52 / $2.875% dearer ·
  4. Kimi K2.6io.net Intelligence$0.77 / $3.38 $0.85 / $3.7811% dearer ·
  5. Kimi K2.6Nous Portal$0.46 / $1.95 $0.52 / $2.8732% dearer ·
  6. Kimi K2.6Requesty$0.95 / $4 $0.75 / $3.5016% cheaper ·
  7. Kimi K2.6TrustedRouter$0.61 / $3.23 $0.61 / $3.597% dearer ·
  8. Kimi K2.7 CodeNous Portal$0.54 / $2.72 $0.68 / $3.4025% dearer ·
  9. Kimi K2.7 CodeOpenRouter$0.71 / $3.50 $0.71 / $3.215% cheaper ·
  10. Kimi K2.7 CodeRequesty$1.25 / $4.50 $0.95 / $417% cheaper ·
  11. Kimi K2.7 CodeZenifra$5.40 / $21 $4.70 / $19.4010% cheaper ·

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Kimi K2.6, at $2.10 per million tokens against $3.90 for Kimi K2.7 Code, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?
Kimi K2.6: $2.10 at Vultr Serverless Inference. Kimi K2.7 Code: $3.90 at Crof.
Can I buy both from one provider?
Yes. 54 providers sell both: Crof, StreamLake, Nous Portal, NanoGPT, CoreWeave, Weights & Biases, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Crof.
Which holds more context?
Both hold 262k tokens in one call.

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.

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