This model is deprecated. We still benchmark its performance, but less often: every 18 hours instead of every 6.
Kimi has launched a newer release, Kimi K3. We suggest considering it instead.
Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 10 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
Cost per Intelligence Index task
Total 10 providers
Kimi K2.6 is available through 10 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Output Speed: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) providers
Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is available through 10 API providers: Baseten, CoreWeave, Novita, GMI FP8, Fireworks, SiliconFlow (FP8), DeepInfra (FP4), Parasail, Azure, and Kimi. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) is currently available through 10 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The most affordable providers for Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) by blended price are CoreWeave ($0.58 per 1M tokens), SiliconFlow (FP8) ($0.59 per 1M tokens), and DeepInfra (FP4) ($0.60 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) are CoreWeave ($0.65 per 1M input tokens), DeepInfra (FP4) ($0.75 per 1M input tokens), and Parasail ($0.75 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) are Novita ($3.40 per 1M output tokens), SiliconFlow (FP8) ($3.40 per 1M output tokens), and CoreWeave ($3.41 per 1M output tokens).
All 10 providers of Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 10 providers of Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) support function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview