Grok 4vsKimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than Grok 4 at $0.95/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Grok 4 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.95/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | 256K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Our Verdict
Grok 4
Kimi K2.6
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2.6 costs 3.8x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
3.2× cheaper
Output
$4.00
3.8× cheaper
Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on both: 3.2× input, 3.8× output.
Where to run it
20 hosts, cheapest first
Grok 4
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
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
37%
Grok 4 uses 17.7x more emoji
Grok 4
Kimi K2.6
56%Vocabulary57%
18wSentence Length16w
0.65Hedging0.37
2.4Bold4.3
2.4Lists2.0
0.60Emoji0.03
0.73Headings0.53
0.06Transitions0.16
Based on 26 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
Common questions
Keep exploring
