Is Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B cheaper?

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens ($1.00 vs $3.15 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?

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

Kimi-K2.6 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi-K2.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Kimi-K2.6 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi-K2.6	Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Provider	Wafer	Wafer
Input / 1M tokens	$0.68	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$3.15	$1.00
Context window	262K	256K
Parameters	1T	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2026	May 2026

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