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Kimi K2.6 price cut: output $4.00 → $2.44 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 changed its list price between Aug 14, 2026 and Aug 21, 2026: input $0.95 → $0.58 and output $4.00 → $2.44 per 1M tokens (-39%).
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 | 0.39¢ | 0.24¢ | $3.94 → $2.40 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.22¢ | 0.13¢ | $2.21 → $1.35 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.92¢ | 0.56¢ | $9.19 → $5.61 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.69¢ | 0.42¢ | $6.91 → $4.21 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.4¢ | 1.5¢ | $24.47 → $14.93 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.52¢ | 0.31¢ | $5.16 → $3.14 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.5¢ | 0.93¢ | $15.32 → $9.35 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.40¢ | 0.24¢ | $3.96 → $2.42 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 6.9¢ | 4.2¢ | $68.78 → $41.96 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.87¢ | 0.53¢ | $8.74 → $5.33 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.91¢ | 0.56¢ | $9.11 → $5.56 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 1.5¢ | 0.92¢ | $15.13 → $9.23 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.31¢ | 0.19¢ | $3.12 → $1.90 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.24 | $1.37 | $2,245 → $1,369 |