Is MiniMax: MiniMax M2 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax: MiniMax M2 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

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

MiniMax: MiniMax M2 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

MiniMax: MiniMax M2 is cheaper on output tokens, while MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax: MiniMax M2 or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax: MiniMax M2	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.26	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$1.00	$3.50
Context window	197K	262K
Parameters	229B	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Oct 2025	Apr 2026

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