DeepSeek V4 ProvsKimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.95/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.74/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.48/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Kimi K2.6Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
DeepSeek V4 Pro takes Image Generation.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
1.1× cheaper
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
1.8× cheaper
Output
$4.00
Kimi K2.6 wins input (1.8× cheaper)·DeepSeek V4 Pro wins output (1.1× cheaper)
Where to run it
35 hosts, cheapest first
DeepSeek V4 Pro15 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.87 in$1.74 out1M99.9% upDigitalOcean$0.87 in$1.74 out1M99% upStreamLakefp8$0.87 in$1.74 out1M99.1% upGMI Cloudfp8$0.96 in$1.91 out1M97.9% upDeepInfrafp8$1.30 in$2.60 out1M99.2% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$1.42 in$2.83 out1M99.9% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
SiliconFlowfp8$1.50 in$3.13 out1M97% upNovitafp8$1.60 in$3.20 out1M100% upVenice$1.65 in$3.30 out1M96.5% upAtlasCloudfp4$1.68 in$3.38 out1M96.1% upBasetenfp4$1.74 in$3.48 out1M98.8% upNextBitfp8$1.80 in$3.55 out1M100% upAzure AI Foundry$1.91 in$3.83 out1M98.9% upFireworksdegraded$1.20 in$1.20 out1M0% upParasailfp8degraded$1.74 in$3.48 out1M98.9% up
Kimi K2.620 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp4$0.58 in$2.44 out262k100% upChutesint4$0.58 in$3.40 out262k97.3% upDecartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k100% upInceptronint4$0.59 in$2.45 out262k99.4% upStreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k97.9% upCoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.9% up
14 more hostsFewer hosts
Crusoebf16$0.70 in$3.50 out262k98.6% upDeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.5% upParasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.4% upVeniceint4$0.75 in$3.50 out256k97.3% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k99.4% upNovita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k99.5% upGMI Cloudfp8$0.85 in$3.60 out262k94.2% upAtlasCloudint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k96.6% upBasetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k76.6% upCloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k100% upDigitalOcean$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.3% upMoonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% upPhala$1.09 in$4.60 out262k99% upFireworksdegraded$0.95 in$4.00 out262k0% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
81%
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Kimi K2.6
57%Vocabulary57%
18wSentence Length16w
0.52Hedging0.37
3.3Bold4.3
2.3Lists2.0
0.04Emoji0.03
0.45Headings0.53
0.15Transitions0.16
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