## Kimi K2.6 is live on Lilac

By Lucas Ewing

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## TL;DR

Kimi K2.6 is now live on Lilac as an OpenAI-compatible shared endpoint.

| Model     | Input             | Cache read        | Output             | Context |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------|
| Kimi K2.6 | $0.70 / M tokens  | $0.20 / M tokens  | $3.50 / M tokens   | 262K    |

No contracts, no reserved-capacity markup, no minimums. Use the same OpenAI SDK and point it at Lilac.

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## Why Kimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is Moonshot AI's latest Kimi model for coding, long-context execution, tool use, and agent workflows. The official Kimi launch page describes it as a model for building real products, coordinating agent work, and handling complex tasks with stronger reliability.

Read the official model page here: [Kimi K2.6 by Moonshot AI](https://www.kimi.com/ai-models/kimi-k2-6).

## Pricing

Kimi K2.6 on Lilac uses three token rates:

- **Input** — $0.70 / M fresh input tokens
- **Cache read** — $0.20 / M repeated input tokens served from cache
- **Output** — $3.50 / M generated tokens

Cache-read pricing matters for coding agents, tool-heavy workflows, and long-context chat sessions where most of the prompt context repeats across turns.

## OpenAI-compatible API

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.getlilac.com/v1",
    api_key="lilac_sk_...",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.6",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Build a TypeScript helper for this API."},
    ],
)
```

## Availability

Kimi K2.6 is available now on Lilac's shared warm endpoints. Start from the [Kimi K2.6 API page](/content/kimi-k2-6-api/index.html), check the [homepage pricing table](/#pricing), or sign up in the [Lilac console](https://console.getlilac.com/).