Grok 3 Mini BetavsKimi K2.6
Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper than Kimi K2.6 at $0.4/M vs $0.95/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 3 Mini Beta | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.8/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Our Verdict
Kimi K2.6
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi K2.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Grok 3 Mini Beta costs 5.0x less per token.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
2.4× cheaper
Output
$0.80
5.0× cheaper
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
Output
$4.00
Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper on both: 2.4× input, 5.0× output.
Where to run it
20 hosts, cheapest first
Grok 3 Mini Beta
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Kimi K2.620 hosts
Inceptronint4$0.52 in$2.87 out262k99.6% upChutesint4$0.58 in$3.40 out262k97.3% upDecartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k97.1% upStreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k95.9% upCoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.7% upDeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.3% up
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Parasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.8% upVeniceint4$0.75 in$3.50 out256k92.5% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k99.6% upNovita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k99% upBaidu Qianfanfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k100% upBasetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k97.2% upCloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% upFireworks$0.95 in$4.00 out262k2.6% upMoonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.8% upPhala$1.09 in$4.60 out262k98.4% upDigitalOceandegraded$0.57 in$2.40 out262k98.7% upCrusoebf16degraded$0.70 in$3.50 out262k97.5% upGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.85 in$3.60 out262k91.9% upAtlasCloudint4degraded$0.95 in$4.00 out262k98% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.
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