Is Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.39 vs $3.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

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

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen2.5 72B Instruct or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen2.5 72B Instruct	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.12	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$0.39	$3.50
Context window	33K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Sep 2024	Apr 2026

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