Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Qwen3.6 27B at $0.3/M vs $0.325/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.3/M tokens | $0.325/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.6/M tokens | $3.25/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 5.4x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 1.1× input, 5.4× output
Qwen3.6 27B uses 154.4x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Qwen3.6 27B at $0.3/M vs $0.325/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.3/M tokens | $0.325/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.6/M tokens | $3.25/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Apr 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 5.4x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 1.1× input, 5.4× output
Qwen3.6 27B uses 154.4x more emoji