compare/Kimi K2.6vsGPT-5.4 Mini

Kimi K2.6 vs GPT-5.4 Mini

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

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 Kimi K2.6
moonshot/kimi-k2.6
GPT-5.4 Mini
openai/gpt-5.4-mini
ProviderMoonshotOpenAI
FamilyKimiGPT-5
Modalitytexttext
Context window262,144 tok128,000 tok
Max output16,384 tok16,384 tok
Released2026-04-202026-04-13
Input price$0.950 /1M$0.750 /1M
Output price$4.00 /1M$4.50 /1M
Cache read$0.160 /1M$0.075 /1M
Toolsyesyes
Streamingyesyes
Visionyesyes
JSON modeyesyes
Reasoningyesyes
Prompt cachingyesyes
Kimi K2.6
moonshot/kimi-k2.6
Full spec →

Kimi K2.6 is a frontier-scale open-source 1T parameter model with a 262.1k context window, multi-turn tool calling, vision inputs, and structured outputs for agentic workloads.

Strengths
  • Frontier-scale 1T parameters, open-weight
  • ~10× cheaper than Opus
  • Multi-turn tool calling + vision
GPT-5.4 Mini
openai/gpt-5.4-mini
Full spec →

GPT-5.4 Mini is a smaller, faster, and more cost-efficient version of GPT-5.4 for lightweight tasks.

Strengths
  • Very cheap per token
  • Fast
  • Full tool + vision support
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Kimi K2.6
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshot/kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try GPT-5.4 Mini — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.4-mini",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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