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Kimi K2.6 price increase: output $3.41 → $4.00 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 changed its list price between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026: input $0.60 → $0.95 and output $3.41 → $4.00 per 1M tokens (+17%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.33¢ | 0.39¢ | $3.32 → $3.94 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.18¢ | 0.22¢ | $1.79 → $2.21 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.78¢ | 0.92¢ | $7.79 → $9.19 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.58¢ | 0.69¢ | $5.79 → $6.91 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.1¢ | 2.4¢ | $20.55 → $24.47 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.42¢ | 0.52¢ | $4.21 → $5.16 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.0¢ | 1.5¢ | $10.31 → $15.32 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.33¢ | 0.40¢ | $3.26 → $3.96 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 5.8¢ | 6.9¢ | $57.58 → $68.78 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.66¢ | 0.87¢ | $6.64 → $8.74 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.75¢ | 0.91¢ | $7.46 → $9.11 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 1.2¢ | 1.5¢ | $11.88 → $15.13 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.26¢ | 0.31¢ | $2.60 → $3.12 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.44 | $2.24 | $1,439 → $2,245 |