Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $0.95/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2.6 takes Image Generation. Kimi K2.6 costs 3.8x less per token.
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on both — 3.2× input, 3.8× output
Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 13.4x more emoji
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $0.95/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2.6 takes Image Generation. Kimi K2.6 costs 3.8x less per token.
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on both — 3.2× input, 3.8× output
Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 13.4x more emoji