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Overview

kimi-k2.6 is Moonshot’s newest agentic flagship (April 2026). It handles tool calls, long sessions, and image-aware workflows more naturally than the rest of the catalog. Beats K2.5 on internal agentic evals per Moonshot’s release notes. This is the model the agent and best-agent aliases resolve to.

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Specs

FieldValue
Model IDkimi-k2.6
Best forAgentic coding, tool use, multimodal workflows
Context window262,144 tokens
Max output tokens32,768
Input modalitiesText, image
Output modalitiesText
Tool callingYes
Structured outputsYes
Prompt cachingNo
SpeedMedium
Cost bandPremium
Release stageStable

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Pricing

Per 1M tokens
Input$1.28
Output$5.40

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Use this when

  • Your coding agent uses lots of tool calls.
  • You need long context for large repos or multi-step tasks.
  • You want one model for text plus screenshots or diagrams.
  • You care more about reliable agent behavior than lowest latency.

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Pick something else when

  • You want the best general-purpose default: use qwen-3.6-plus.
  • You only need deep reasoning, not agent behavior: use deepseek-r1.
  • You need a cheaper long-context option: use gemini-2.5-flash.
  • You need the previous-gen agentic model: use kimi-k2.5.

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Example

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://kymaapi.com/v1", api_key="ky-...")

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Plan the refactor, then call tools to inspect the relevant files."}
    ],
    tools=[
        {
            "type": "function",
            "function": {
                "name": "read_file",
                "description": "Read a file from the repo",
                "parameters": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}},
                    "required": ["path"]
                }
            }
        }
    ]
)
Or use the agent alias to always get the latest agentic flagship: 
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="agent",  # → kimi-k2.6
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Plan the refactor, then call tools to inspect the relevant files."}],
    tools=[...]
)

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Agent query example

curl "https://kymaapi.com/v1/models?recommended_for=agent&tools=true&input_modalities=text,image"
AliasResolves to
agentkimi-k2.6
best-agentkimi-k2.6