Kimi K2.6 cut across 2 hosts, by up to 16% at Chutes (output), with cache read down 25% at Inceptron
Published 16 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Chutes · input↓ 14%$0.58 → $0.50
- Chutes · output↓ 16%$3.40 → $2.85
- Chutes · cache read↓ 14%$0.058 → $0.050
- Inceptron · input↓ 9%$0.516 → $0.471
- Inceptron · output↓ 1%$2.87 → $2.83
- Inceptron · cache read↓ 25%$0.114 → $0.086
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chutes | input | $0.58 | $0.50 | ↓ 14% |
| Chutes | output | $3.40 | $2.85 | ↓ 16% |
| Chutes | cache read | $0.058 | $0.050 | ↓ 14% |
| Inceptron | input | $0.516 | $0.471 | ↓ 9% |
| Inceptron | output | $2.87 | $2.83 | ↓ 1% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.114 | $0.086 | ↓ 25% |
Chutes output: ↓ 16%Inceptron input: ↓ 9%
The model
Kimi K2.6open the model →
Open weights1058.6B parameters262K context21 hosts
intelligence37th of 168 writing44th of 168 coding29th of 168 agents28th of 55
Kimi K2.6 is a large mixture-of-experts model from Moonshot AI with 32 billion active parameters per word and a 262,144-token request limit. It excels at mathematics and coding on refreshed leaderboards, but its agentic scores sit below neutral and its licence carries restrictions.
Source
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