Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Grok 4.6 at $0.3/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 4.6 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $6/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 500K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 10x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 10× output
Grok 4.6 uses 29.3x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Grok 4.6 at $0.3/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 4.6 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $6/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 500K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 10x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 10× output
Grok 4.6 uses 29.3x more emoji