Kimi K2.6

kimi-k2.6

Kimi K2.6 is a versatile AI model that combines strong reasoning ability with efficient everyday performance. It works well for conversational AI, content generation, analysis, coding assistance, and multimodal applications. K2.6 provides a reliable balance between quality, speed, and flexibility for a wide range of production use cases.

Total Context

262.1Ktokens

Max Output

262.1Ktokens

Released

Apr 21, 2026

Modalities

Kimi K2.6 Price

Input PriceOutput PriceCache Read
$0.9286/M$3.8571/M$0.1571/M

Kimi K2.6 API

POSTopenai/v1/chat/completions
POSTanthropic/v1/messages

Kimi K2.6 Benchmark

34.6

/100

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis broad capability aggregate

Index score

Knowledge & Reasoning

GPQA

Advanced science problem solving

78.8%

HLE

Broad expert-level exam set

18.2%

Coding & Engineering

SciCode

Scientific coding challenges

39.5%

Terminal-Bench Hard

Hard terminal task execution

37.9%

Instruction Following & Agent Tasks

IFBench

Prompt constraint adherence

44.3%

AA-LCR

Long-context reasoning

57.7%

τ²-Bench

Agent workflow tasks

93.9%

Metrics sourced from Artificial Analysis

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Kimi K2.6 FAQs

Common questions about using Kimi K2.6 on TokenHub.

What is Kimi K2.6?+

Kimi K2.6 is a general-purpose multimodal model that accepts text and image inputs and supports thinking and non-thinking modes.

What is Kimi K2.6 best for?+

It is suitable for conversation, visual understanding, general analysis, coding, and agent workflows that combine multiple tools.

What are its main strengths and tradeoffs?+

Its broad multimodal and agent capabilities make it versatile, while the 256K context and reasoning mode may require more latency and budget than lightweight models.

How should I call Kimi K2.6 through TokenHub?+

Choose Kimi K2.6 in TokenHub and configure the request according to the provider's current API documentation, including the desired thinking mode.

Who should choose Kimi K2.6?+

Choose it when you need one balanced model for text, images, reasoning, coding, and agent tasks, but do not require Kimi K3's million-token context.