 Kimi K2.6 |  Sonar Pro Search | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | MoonshotAI | Perplexity |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 256K tokens | 200K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 65.5K tokens | 8K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | April 20, 2026 10 days ago April 20th, 2026 | October 30, 2025 6 months ago October 30th, 2025 |
Kimi K2.6 | Sonar Pro Search | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text🖼️Image | 📝Text🖼️Image |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
| Kimi K2.6 | Sonar Pro Search | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.74 per million tokens | $3.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens | $4.66 per million tokens | $15.00 per million tokens |
| Kimi K2.6 | Sonar Pro Search | |
|---|---|---|
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations | Benchmark not available. | Benchmark not available. |
Kimi K2.6 by MoonshotAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 256K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.74/M input and $4.66/M output tokens. Released April 20th, 2026.Sonar Pro Search by Perplexity understands both text and images, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 200K token context window. Premium pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens. Released October 30th, 2025.Compare your models with top performers across different categories
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