Is Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B cheaper?

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is cheaper on output tokens ($2.60 vs $3.15 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Kimi-K2.6 vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi-K2.6	Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Provider	Wafer	Wafer
Input / 1M tokens	$0.68	$0.43
Output / 1M tokens	$3.15	$2.60
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	1T	397B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2026	Feb 2026

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