Is Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens ($4.00 vs $7.61 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Kimi K2.6?

Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.6 Max Preview	Kimi K2.6
Provider	AIHubMix	AIHubMix
Input / 1M tokens	$1.27	$0.95
Output / 1M tokens	$7.61	$4.00
Context window	240K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	May 2026	Apr 2026

Qwen3.6 Max Preview details →Kimi K2.6 details →

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