Kimi K2.6vsSherlock Think Alpha
Kimi K2.6 is the newer model, released after Sherlock Think Alpha.
| Spec | Kimi K2.6 | Sherlock Think Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.95/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $4/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 262K tokens | — |
| Weights | Open | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 |
Our Verdict
Kimi K2.6
Sherlock Think 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
Sherlock Think Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
20 hosts, cheapest first
Kimi K2.620 hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp4$0.58 in$2.44 out262k99.7% upChutesint4$0.58 in$3.40 out262k98.2% upDecartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k99.6% upInceptronint4$0.59 in$2.45 out262k99.5% upStreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k96.5% upCoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.8% up
14 more hostsFewer hosts
DeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k98.7% upParasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.6% upVeniceint4$0.75 in$3.50 out256k97.5% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k99.7% upNovita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k99.3% upAtlasCloudint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k98.4% upBasetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k47.2% upCloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% upDigitalOcean$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.6% upFireworks$0.95 in$4.00 out262k0.6% upMoonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.8% upCrusoebf16degraded$0.70 in$3.50 out262k99.4% upGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.85 in$3.60 out262k96.5% upPhaladegraded$1.09 in$4.60 out262k97.9% up
Sherlock Think Alpha
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
Sherlock Think Alpha uses 3.0x more transitions
Kimi K2.6
Sherlock Think Alpha
57%Vocabulary72%
16wSentence Length11w
0.37Hedging0.16
4.3Bold4.3
2.0Lists4.3
0.03Emoji0.07
0.53Headings0.51
0.16Transitions0.47
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