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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

GPT-5.4 mini vs Kimi K2.6

Too close to call on our weighted score (Kimi K2.6 65, GPT-5.4 mini 63). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. OpenAI

    GPT-5.4 mini

    Released Mar 17, 2026

    63/100
    • ECI148.8
    • Price$0.75 / $4.50
    • Context400K
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  2. Moonshot AI

    Kimi K2.6

    Released Apr 21, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI151.1
    • Price$0.95 / $4.00
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Kimi K2.6 65/100, GPT-5.4 mini 63/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.6 for raw capability, GPT-5.4 mini on price and GPT-5.4 mini for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityKimi K2.6Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.6 151.1 · GPT-5.4 mini 148.8
  • Lowest priceGPT-5.4 miniGPT-5.4 mini $1.69 · Kimi K2.6 $1.71 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGPT-5.4 miniGPT-5.4 mini 400,000 · Kimi K2.6 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsKimi K2.6GPT-5.4 mini: Text, Images · Kimi K2.6: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingKimi K2.6Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGPT-5.4 miniKimi K2.6
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%7779
Price25%3939
Inputs & features15%7080
Context window10%4437
Overall100%63/10065/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

GPT-5.4 mini vs Kimi K2.6 specifications side by side
SpecificationGPT-5.4 miniOpenAIKimi K2.6Moonshot AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)148.8151.1 (best)
ECI rank#56 of 148#45 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions86.9%90.8% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics51.2%57.2% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics88.9%96.1% (best)
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues—76.7%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions29.4%34.9% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$0.75 (best)$0.95
Output$4.50$4.00 (best)
Cached input$0.075 (best)$0.16
Blended (3:1)$1.69 (best)$1.71
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial OpenAI APIOfficial Moonshot AI API
Limits
Context window400,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · high · xhighYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDgpt-5.4-minikimi-k2.6
API providers2946 (best)
ReleasedMar 17, 2026Apr 21, 2026
Knowledge cutoffAug 31, 2025Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • GPT-5.4 mini$16.50
  • Kimi K2.6$17.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: GPT-5.4 mini or Kimi K2.6?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Kimi K2.6 65/100, GPT-5.4 mini 63/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.6 for raw capability, GPT-5.4 mini on price and GPT-5.4 mini for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 mini or Kimi K2.6?

GPT-5.4 mini is cheaper at $0.75 input / $4.50 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Moonshot AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.69 per million tokens for GPT-5.4 mini versus $1.71 for Kimi K2.6 (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Kimi K2.6 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.6 151.1 (#45 of 148) and GPT-5.4 mini 148.8 (#56 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (149.1–152.8 vs 147.1–150.5), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Kimi K2.6 90.8%, GPT-5.4 mini 86.9%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Kimi K2.6 57.2%, GPT-5.4 mini 51.2%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.6 96.1%, GPT-5.4 mini 88.9%; SimpleQA Verified — Kimi K2.6 34.9%, GPT-5.4 mini 29.4%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5.4 mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Kimi K2.6 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.4 mini has the largest context window at 400,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Kimi K2.6. Maximum output per response: GPT-5.4 mini up to 128,000, Kimi K2.6 up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

GPT-5.4 mini accepts text and images; Kimi K2.6 accepts text, images and video. Kimi K2.6 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Kimi K2.6 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-5.4 mini is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Kimi K2.6 is the newest, released Apr 21, 2026. GPT-5.4 mini came out Mar 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.4 mini Aug 31, 2025, Kimi K2.6 Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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