Is Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens ($3.50 vs $3.90 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking or MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking	MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.78	$0.75
Output / 1M tokens	$3.90	$3.50
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jan 2026	Apr 2026

Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking details →MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 details →

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