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Kimi K2.6 price increase: output $2.44 → $4.00 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 changed its list price between Aug 21, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026: input $0.58 → $0.95 and output $2.44 → $4.00 per 1M tokens (+64%).
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 | 0.24¢ | 0.39¢ | $2.40 → $3.94 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.13¢ | 0.22¢ | $1.35 → $2.21 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.56¢ | 0.92¢ | $5.61 → $9.19 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.42¢ | 0.69¢ | $4.21 → $6.91 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.5¢ | 2.4¢ | $14.93 → $24.47 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.31¢ | 0.52¢ | $3.14 → $5.16 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.93¢ | 1.5¢ | $9.35 → $15.32 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.24¢ | 0.40¢ | $2.42 → $3.96 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 4.2¢ | 6.9¢ | $41.96 → $68.78 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.53¢ | 0.87¢ | $5.33 → $8.74 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.56¢ | 0.91¢ | $5.56 → $9.11 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.92¢ | 1.5¢ | $9.23 → $15.13 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.19¢ | 0.31¢ | $1.90 → $3.12 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.37 | $2.24 | $1,369 → $2,245 |