Kimi K2.6 vs R1 1776
Moonshot AI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •R1 1776 has the higher intelligence index (95.4 vs 74.9)
- •R1 1776 is cheaper ($0.00 vs $0.73 per 1M input)
| Kimi K2.6 | R1 1776 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 74.9 | 95.4 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Perplexity |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | — |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | — |
| Input price | $0.73 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $3.49 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 57 tok/s | — |
| Released | April 20, 2026 | February 18, 2025 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |