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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Recraft V4.1

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 vs Recraft V4.1: compare current API pricing, context, provider routes, privacy, p50 latency, and OpenAI-compatible access.

Verify gateway

Onebase URL to migrate

100sof models and routes

0prompt or output logs. Always.

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

Monthly evidence

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has more Credits provider routes. A published Credits price comparison is not available for both models. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$2.962652/1MMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 cheapest route

selected routeRecraft V4.1 cheapest route

1006 msMoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 fastest measured p50 TTFT via telnyx

not enough dataRecraft V4.1 fastest measured p50 TTFT

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6Recraft V4.1

Model idmoonshotai/kimi-k2.6recraft/recraftv4_1

Publisher Kimi Recraft

AI IQ IQ 117#36 —

Context262,144 tokens0 tokens

Credits provider routes191

Cheapest route$2.962652/1Mselected route

Cached input$0.05275/1M to $0.448375/1MNot published

Privacy posturehas provider E2EE routeprovider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1006 ms via telnyxnot enough data

Highest measured throughput132 tok/s via parasailnot enough data

Recent route uptime range0.00% to 100.00%not enough data

Modes chat

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 routes

Overview19 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

Recraft V4.1 routes

Overview1 Credits routes

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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,
)

Questions

Which should I use, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Recraft V4.1?

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 has more Credits provider routes. A published Credits price comparison is not available for both models. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Recraft V4.1 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $2.962652/1M for MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and selected route for Recraft V4.1. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 or Recraft V4.1 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1006 ms for MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and not enough data for Recraft V4.1. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6 and Recraft V4.1 with the same API?

Both use the same TrustedRouter base URL and API key. At least one of them is not a chat model, so the request can differ as well as the model id: the API docs list the route for each kind of model.