Elephant AlphavsKimi K2.6
Elephant Alpha is cheaper than Kimi K2.6 at $0/M vs $0.95/M input tokens.
| Spec | Elephant Alpha | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Free | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | Free | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 |
Our Verdict
Elephant Alpha
Kimi K2.6
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Elephant Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
Output
$4.00
Where to run it
20 hosts, cheapest first
Elephant Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Kimi K2.620 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp4$0.58 in$2.44 out262k99.7% upChutesint4$0.58 in$3.40 out262k92.5% upDecartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k99.8% upInceptronint4$0.59 in$2.45 out262k99.4% upStreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k97.1% upCoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.6% up
14 more hostsFewer hosts
Crusoebf16$0.70 in$3.50 out262k93.1% upDeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.1% upParasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.6% upVeniceint4$0.75 in$3.50 out256k94.4% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k100% upNovita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k98.6% upGMI Cloudfp8$0.85 in$3.60 out262k90.7% upAtlasCloudint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k97.5% upBasetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k—Cloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% upDigitalOcean$0.95 in$4.00 out262k100% upFireworks$0.95 in$4.00 out262k0% upMoonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.6% upPhaladegraded$1.09 in$4.60 out262k95.5% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
48%
Kimi K2.6 uses 3.4x more emoji
Elephant Alpha
Kimi K2.6
54%Vocabulary57%
17wSentence Length16w
0.38Hedging0.37
4.9Bold4.3
4.7Lists2.0
0.00Emoji0.03
0.60Headings0.53
0.03Transitions0.16
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