OpenRouterKimi K2.6 model ID, context window & pricing
kimi-k2
Quick facts
Model ID moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Source OpenRouter
Context Window 262142
Pricing $0.68 input / $3.41 output per 1M tokens
Capabilities tool calling, reasoning, structured output, temperature control, open weights
Model overview
Kimi K2.6 is an AI model from OpenRouter with 262142 token context window and text, image input support.
Published pricing is $0.68 input and $3.41 output per 1M tokens.
- Workloads that use text, image inputs with text outputs.
- Agent and tool workflows that need function calling.
- Reasoning-heavy prompts where stepwise problem solving matters.
Model ID moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Provider OpenRouter
Family kimi-k2
Status -
Knowledge Cutoff 2025-01
Release Date 2026-04-21
Input Modalities text, image
Output Modalities text
Context Window 262142
Input Limit -
Output Limit 262142
Tool Calling Yes
Reasoning Yes
Structured Output Yes
Temperature Control Yes
Open Weights Yes
Input Cost / 1M tokens $0.68
Output Cost / 1M tokens $3.41
Reasoning Cost / 1M tokens -
Cache Read Cost / 1M tokens $0.34
Cache Write Cost / 1M tokens -
Editorial take
OpenRouter's Kimi K2.6 endpoint is ideal if your application already uses OpenRouter for model fallback and routing. You get Kimi's massive context window without needing a separate Moonshot API key.
Compare its pricing against Fireworks or Cloudflare if you have high-volume text ingestion workloads.