Pro/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 is cheaper on output tokens, while Pro/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Pro/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Pro/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | SiliconFlow (China) | SiliconFlow (China) |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.95 | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4.00 | $1.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 164K |
| Parameters | — | 671B |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Dec 2024 |
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