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Kimi K2.6 price increase: output $2.45 → $3.41 per 1M tokens
Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 changed its list price between Oct 11, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026: input $0.43 → $0.65 and output $2.45 → $3.41 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 | 0.24¢ | 0.33¢ | $2.38 → $3.33 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.13¢ | 0.18¢ | $1.29 → $1.81 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.56¢ | 0.78¢ | $5.60 → $7.80 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.42¢ | 0.58¢ | $4.16 → $5.82 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.5¢ | 2.1¢ | $14.77 → $20.62 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.30¢ | 0.43¢ | $3.03 → $4.25 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.75¢ | 1.1¢ | $7.45 → $10.97 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.23¢ | 0.33¢ | $2.35 → $3.29 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 4.1¢ | 5.8¢ | $41.39 → $57.83 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.48¢ | 0.68¢ | $4.79 → $6.83 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.54¢ | 0.75¢ | $5.36 → $7.53 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.86¢ | 1.2¢ | $8.55 → $12.12 |
| Write a SQL query | 0.19¢ | 0.26¢ | $1.87 → $2.61 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.04 | $1.55 | $1,042 → $1,552 |