MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6 is a text-and-image model from MoonshotAI with a 262,144-token context window and matching output ceiling, meaning it can handle very long documents or extended conversations without truncation. It supports tool use and reasoning, which makes it viable for agentic workflows and multi-step problem solving. Structured output support is unconfirmed from available data. At $0.66 per million input tokens and $3.41 per million output tokens, the model sits in a mid-range price tier. Its blended benchmark score of 77.4 across four benchmarks shows particular strength in coding (92.4) while agentic performance is notably lower at 49.9, so that tradeoff is worth weighing for teams planning autonomous agent pipelines. Benchmark coverage is limited to four tests, so buyers requiring broader validation should treat these scores as a partial picture rather than a comprehensive signal.
- Model ID
- moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
- Vendor
- moonshotai
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 262,144 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
Strong choice for
Short-Form Summarization
Email Drafting
Language Learning
Sales / Cold Email
Resume Writing
Job Application Drafting
Category rankings
Where MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 places across the 70 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 122 |
| #3 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #3 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #3 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #3 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #3 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #4 | Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #4 | Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 118 |
| #4 | Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #4 | Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #4 | Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #5 | Screenshot DebuggingVision · of 25 ranked | 141 |
| #6 | Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #6 | Frontend Component DesignCode · of 25 ranked | 145 |
| #6 | Marketing CopyWriting · of 25 ranked | 130 |
| #6 | Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #6 | Standardized Test PrepEducation · of 25 ranked | 130 |
| #6 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #6 | Diagram ExtractionVision · of 25 ranked | 147 |
| #6 | Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #7 | Chart & Graph ReadingVision · of 25 ranked | 151 |
| #7 | Browser AutomationAgents · of 25 ranked | 165 |
| #8 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #8 | Math TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #8 | SOP / Process DocsBusiness · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #8 | Fitness CoachingPersonal · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #8 | Experiment DesignResearch · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #9 | Code DocumentationCode · of 25 ranked | 141 |
| #9 | Data AnalysisData · of 25 ranked | 165 |
| #9 | Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #9 | OCR / Document ParsingData · of 25 ranked | 144 |
| #9 | Table Extraction from PDFsData · of 25 ranked | 144 |
| #9 | Blog Post WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 139 |
| #9 | Financial AnalysisProfessional · of 25 ranked | 156 |
| #9 | Character RoleplayPersonal · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #9 | Trip PlanningPersonal · of 25 ranked | 139 |
| #9 | Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked | 143 |
| #10 | SQL GenerationCode · of 25 ranked | 167 |
| #10 | Physics TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #11 | Code ReviewCode · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #11 | Code RefactoringCode · of 25 ranked | 160 |
| #11 | Bug FixingCode · of 25 ranked | 174 |
| #11 | Unit Test GenerationCode · of 25 ranked | 152 |
| #11 | CI/CD PipelinesCode · of 25 ranked | 142 |
| #11 | ETL ScriptingData · of 25 ranked | 151 |
| #11 | Creative WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Screenwriting & DialogWriting · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Academic WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Legal DraftingProfessional · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Legal ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #11 | Contract ReviewProfessional · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #11 | Medical Note SummarizationProfessional · of 25 ranked | 151 |
| #11 | Scientific ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #11 | History TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 142 |
| #11 | Essay GradingEducation · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #11 | OKRs & Strategic PlanningBusiness · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Agent WorkflowsAgents · of 25 ranked | 184 |
| #11 | RAG PipelinesAgents · of 25 ranked | 160 |
| #11 | Coding AgentsAgents · of 25 ranked | 184 |
| #11 | Fiction CollaboratorPersonal · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #11 | Math ProofsResearch · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #11 | Scientific CodingResearch · of 25 ranked | 174 |
| #11 | Literature ReviewResearch · of 25 ranked | 164 |
| #12 | Long-Document SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 157 |
| #12 | RFP ResponseBusiness · of 25 ranked | 169 |
| #12 | Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked | 147 |
| #13 | Long-Context Q&AAgents · of 25 ranked | 151 |
| #15 | Meeting NotesBusiness · of 25 ranked | 149 |
| #16 | CSV / Spreadsheet CleanupData · of 25 ranked | 150 |
| #20 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 132 |