Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.6

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google

$0.75 / $3.75

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Kimi K2.6

Moonshot AI

$0.95 / $4.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Gemini 3.8 Flash is 12% cheaper than Kimi K2.6 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (40.9 vs 27). Gemini 3.8 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 262K).

	Gemini 3.8 Flash	Kimi K2.6
Input price / 1M	$0.75	$0.95
Output price / 1M	$3.75	$4.00
Blended price (3:1)	$1.50	$1.71
Cached input / 1M	$0.075	$0.16
Context window	1M	262K
Max output	66K	236K
Intelligence index	40.9	27
Coding index	76.3	61.8
Providers	6	22
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	100.0%
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-09-02	2026-04-20
Retirement	—	—

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Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Kimi K2.6?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is 12% cheaper than Kimi K2.6 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.6: which has a bigger context window?

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens. Kimi K2.6: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.8 Flash ≈ $3,375, Kimi K2.6 ≈ $3,900.

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.6

Gemini 3.8 Flash

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