Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning)
By Kimi · released 2026-04-20 (6 months) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 23.60
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.95 / $4.00
- End-to-end time
- 9.22s
Is Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning) does not report both selected axis metrics.
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning) today
Incomplete benchmark data
Intelligence and benchmark cost are both required to place this model on the frontier. Missing data is not a performance verdict.
- Intelligence index
- 23.60
- Benchmark cost
- Not reported
- Input / 1M tokens
- 0.95
- Output / 1M tokens
- 4.00
- Context window
- 256k
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: kimi-k2-6-non-reasoning.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the Kimi K2.6 release did to the frontier on 2026-04-20
1 of 2 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning)). Impact 0.09, #39 of 46 releases this past year.
Should you use Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning)?
Should you use Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning)?
No verdict: it does not report both intelligence and benchmark cost.
What is better and cheaper than Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning)?
Other models on the intelligence-vs-cost frontier
How much does Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning) cost?
$0.95/$4.00 in/out per 1M tokens, and - to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Kimi K2.6 (Non-reasoning) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | no data |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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