Is OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini is cheaper on output tokens ($2.00 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini has the larger context window (400K tokens).

OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini is cheaper on output tokens, while OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini offers a larger context window. Choose OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$2.00	$3.50
Context window	400K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Aug 2025	Apr 2026

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