Kimi K2.6vsQuasar Alpha
Quasar Alpha has a larger context window than Kimi K2.6 (1.0M tokens vs 262K tokens).
| Spec | Kimi K2.6 | Quasar Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.95/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $4/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Open | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | — |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Our Verdict
Kimi K2.6
Quasar Alpha
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
Kimi K2.6
Input
$0.95
Output
$4.00
Quasar Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
20 hosts, cheapest first
Kimi K2.620 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp4$0.58 in$2.44 out262k99.8% upDecartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k99.8% upInceptronint4$0.59 in$2.45 out262k99.4% upStreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k96.7% upCoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.7% upCrusoebf16$0.70 in$3.50 out262k84.6% up
14 more hostsFewer hosts
DeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99% upParasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.7% upVeniceint4$0.75 in$3.50 out256k95.3% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k100% upNovita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k98.2% upGMI Cloudfp8$0.85 in$3.60 out262k91.4% upAtlasCloudint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k97.9% upBasetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k48.1% upCloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% upDigitalOcean$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.7% upFireworks$0.95 in$4.00 out262k2.7% upMoonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.6% upPhala$1.09 in$4.60 out262k95.7% upChutesint4degraded$0.58 in$3.40 out262k93.5% up
Quasar Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 12 Sep 2026.
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