Kimi K2.6 Thinking API
About
Build advanced reasoning agents with Kimi K2.6 Thinking, a specialized AI model optimized for complex logic and chain-of-thought tasks. This model delivers cost-effective pricing at $0.50/1M input and $2.60/1M output tokens, native tool calling support, open weights architecture. Access Kimi K2.6 Thinking via the NanoGPT API with up to 66K output tokens.
Capabilities
Input Modalities
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Output Modalities
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Reasoning
Yes
Structured Output
Limits
Context Window
256K
Tokens
Input Limit
256K
Tokens
Max Output
66K
Tokens
Pricing
Standard (per 1M tokens)
Input
$0.50
Output
$2.60
Caching (per 1M tokens)
Read
$0.13
Frequently Asked Questions
Kimi K2.6 Thinking by NanoGPT costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.60 per 1M output tokens. Cached reads cost $0.13 per 1M tokens.
Model Details
ID
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6:thinking
Provider
NanoGPTFamily
kimi-k2
Release Date
Apr 21, 2026
Knowledge Cutoff
Jan 1, 2025
API Integration
NPM Package
@ai-sdk/openai-compatible
Environment Variables
NANO_GPT_API_KEY
API Base URL
https://nano-gpt.com/api/v1