OpenAI compatible API. Attested gateway. Public status.
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs MiniMax: MiniMax M3
Compare MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.
1 URLbase_url migration
100smodels and routes
0prompt logs by default
Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.
Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.
Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.
Practical read
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has more provider fallback routes, while MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 with the lower p50 TTFT.
$4.62/1MMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheapest route
$1.65/1MMiniMax: MiniMax M3 cheapest route
1954 msMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 measured p50 TTFT
3857 msMiniMax: MiniMax M3 measured p50 TTFT
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6MiniMax: MiniMax M3
Model id
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6minimax/minimax-m3
PublisherKimiDeepInfra
Context262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Provider routes2412
Cheapest route$4.62/1M$1.65/1M
Privacy posturehas provider E2EE routehas ZDR route
Modes
chat
chat
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 routes
- Overview24 endpoints
- PricingPrompt and completion rates
- BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
- ProvidersAll serving providers
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 routes
- Overview12 endpoints
- PricingPrompt and completion rates
- BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
- ProvidersAll serving providers
Production choice
Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.
TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.
OpenAI clientPython
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
messages=messages,
)