MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
They cost about the same for input tokens: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 $0.95 per M, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview $1.027 per M. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 is 1.5× cheaper for output tokens: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 costs $4.00 per M and Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs $6.162 per M. Both read up to 262,144 tokens of context. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 accepts image, text; Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview accepts text.
| MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Model id | moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 | qwen/qwen3.6-max-preview |
| Input | $0.95 per M | $1.027 per M |
| Output | $4.00 per M | $6.162 per M |
| Context length | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Accepts | image, text | text |
| Produces | text | text |
| Served by | moonshot | alibaba |
Prices are the providers' list prices per million tokens, as of . Both run on your own provider key through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with no fee on the tokens.