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Kimi K2.6 price cut: output $4.00 → $3.41 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 changed its list price between Aug 24, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026: input $0.95 → $0.65 and output $4.00 → $3.41 per 1M tokens (-15%).
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¢ | 0.33¢ | $3.94 → $3.33 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.22¢ | 0.18¢ | $2.21 → $1.81 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.92¢ | 0.78¢ | $9.19 → $7.80 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.69¢ | 0.58¢ | $6.91 → $5.82 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.4¢ | 2.1¢ | $24.47 → $20.62 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.52¢ | 0.43¢ | $5.16 → $4.25 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.5¢ | 1.1¢ | $15.32 → $10.97 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.40¢ | 0.33¢ | $3.96 → $3.29 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 6.9¢ | 5.8¢ | $68.78 → $57.83 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.87¢ | 0.68¢ | $8.74 → $6.83 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.91¢ | 0.75¢ | $9.11 → $7.53 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 1.5¢ | 1.2¢ | $15.13 → $12.12 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.31¢ | 0.26¢ | $3.12 → $2.61 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.24 | $1.55 | $2,245 → $1,552 |