Is text-embedding-3-small or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

text-embedding-3-small is cheaper on output tokens ($0.00 vs $4.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, text-embedding-3-small or Kimi K2.6?

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

text-embedding-3-small vs Kimi K2.6

text-embedding-3-small is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose text-embedding-3-small or Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	text-embedding-3-small	Kimi K2.6
Provider	Azure	Azure
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.95
Output / 1M tokens	$0.00	$4.00
Context window	8K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jan 2024	Apr 2026

text-embedding-3-small details →Kimi K2.6 details →

FAQ

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