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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is a text-and-image model from MoonshotAI with a 262,144-token context window and matching output ceiling, meaning it can handle very long documents or extended conversations without truncation. It supports tool use and reasoning, which makes it viable for agentic workflows and multi-step problem solving. Structured output support is unconfirmed from available data. At $0.66 per million input tokens and $3.41 per million output tokens, the model sits in a mid-range price tier. Its blended benchmark score of 77.4 across four benchmarks shows particular strength in coding (92.4) while agentic performance is notably lower at 49.9, so that tradeoff is worth weighing for teams planning autonomous agent pipelines. Benchmark coverage is limited to four tests, so buyers requiring broader validation should treat these scores as a partial picture rather than a comprehensive signal.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.66
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$3.41
per 1M tokens
Context Window
262,144
tokens
Model ID
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Vendor
moonshotai
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text, image
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
262,144 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

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Category rankings

Where MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 places across the 70 categories it ranks in. How we rank →

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#2 Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked 122
#3 Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked 131
#3 Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked 127
#3 Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked 127
#3 Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked 121
#3 Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked 131
#4 Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked 123
#4 Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked 118
#4 Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked 123
#4 Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked 123
#4 Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked 123
#5 Screenshot DebuggingVision · of 25 ranked 141
#6 Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked 136
#6 Frontend Component DesignCode · of 25 ranked 145
#6 Marketing CopyWriting · of 25 ranked 130
#6 Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked 136
#6 Standardized Test PrepEducation · of 25 ranked 130
#6 Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked 133
#6 Diagram ExtractionVision · of 25 ranked 147
#6 Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked 136
#7 Chart & Graph ReadingVision · of 25 ranked 151
#7 Browser AutomationAgents · of 25 ranked 165
#8 JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked 146
#8 Math TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked 146
#8 SOP / Process DocsBusiness · of 25 ranked 136
#8 Fitness CoachingPersonal · of 25 ranked 133
#8 Experiment DesignResearch · of 25 ranked 155
#9 Code DocumentationCode · of 25 ranked 141
#9 Data AnalysisData · of 25 ranked 165
#9 Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked 133
#9 OCR / Document ParsingData · of 25 ranked 144
#9 Table Extraction from PDFsData · of 25 ranked 144
#9 Blog Post WritingWriting · of 25 ranked 139
#9 Financial AnalysisProfessional · of 25 ranked 156
#9 Character RoleplayPersonal · of 25 ranked 148
#9 Trip PlanningPersonal · of 25 ranked 139
#9 Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked 143
#10 SQL GenerationCode · of 25 ranked 167
#10 Physics TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked 146
#11 Code ReviewCode · of 25 ranked 164
#11 Code RefactoringCode · of 25 ranked 160
#11 Bug FixingCode · of 25 ranked 174
#11 Unit Test GenerationCode · of 25 ranked 152
#11 CI/CD PipelinesCode · of 25 ranked 142
#11 ETL ScriptingData · of 25 ranked 151
#11 Creative WritingWriting · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Screenwriting & DialogWriting · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Academic WritingWriting · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Legal DraftingProfessional · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Legal ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked 164
#11 Contract ReviewProfessional · of 25 ranked 173
#11 Medical Note SummarizationProfessional · of 25 ranked 151
#11 Scientific ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked 164
#11 History TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked 142
#11 Essay GradingEducation · of 25 ranked 164
#11 OKRs & Strategic PlanningBusiness · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Agent WorkflowsAgents · of 25 ranked 184
#11 RAG PipelinesAgents · of 25 ranked 160
#11 Coding AgentsAgents · of 25 ranked 184
#11 Fiction CollaboratorPersonal · of 25 ranked 164
#11 Math ProofsResearch · of 25 ranked 155
#11 Scientific CodingResearch · of 25 ranked 174
#11 Literature ReviewResearch · of 25 ranked 164
#12 Long-Document SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked 157
#12 RFP ResponseBusiness · of 25 ranked 169
#12 Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked 147
#13 Long-Context Q&AAgents · of 25 ranked 151
#15 Meeting NotesBusiness · of 25 ranked 149
#16 CSV / Spreadsheet CleanupData · of 25 ranked 150
#20 Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked 132

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