Is Kimi K2.6 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B cheaper?

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens ($3.54 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi K2.6 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Kimi K2.6 has the larger context window (256K tokens).

Kimi K2.6 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Kimi K2.6 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi K2.6	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$0.81	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$3.54	$3.60
Context window	256K	250K
Parameters	1T	397B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2026	Feb 2026

Kimi K2.6 details →Qwen3.5 397B A17B details →

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