Claude Sonnet 5 vs Kimi K2.6

Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, context windows, and capabilities. Both models are available through one MeshTok API key at official list pricing.

Cheaper input: Kimi K2.6 ($0.93/M) · Longer context: Claude Sonnet 5 (1M)

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic
Moonshot Kimi
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot Kimi
Input price $3.00/M $0.93/M
Output price $15.00/M $3.86/M
Context window 1M 256K
Vendor Anthropic Moonshot Kimi
Origin US CN
Image input Yes No
Video input No No
Audio input No No
Reasoning Yes Yes
Coding Yes Yes
Tool use Yes Yes
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