Mistral Small 4 vs Kimi K2.6
| Mistral Small 4 | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral | Moonshot |
| Context Window | 128,000 | 262,144 |
| Release Date | 2026-02-25 | — |
| Input Price | $0.15/ 1M tokens | $0.96/ 1M tokens |
| Output Price | $0.60/ 1M tokens | $3.99/ 1M tokens |
| Best for | high-volume · classification · chatbot · extraction | reasoning · coding · tool use · long-context |
Capabilities
| Mistral Small 4 | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Long Context | ✓ | ✓ |
Ranking Comparison
| Mistral Small 4 | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 37.8 | 41.4 |
| Benchmark | 0 | 0 |
| Capability | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| Price Efficiency | 100 | 100 |
| Context | 64 | 100 |
Overall = Benchmark 50% + Capability 20% + Price Efficiency 20% + Context 10%.
Benchmark Comparison
| Mistral Small 4 | Kimi K2.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coding | — | — |
| Reasoning | — | — |
| Math | — | — |
| Vision | — | — |
Price History
Mistral Small 4
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.15 | $0.60 |
/ 1M tokens
Kimi K2.6
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.96 | $3.99 |
/ 1M tokens
Mistral Small 4
Mistral's fast, affordable model for high-volume and lightweight tasks.
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI's newest reasoning model with a 262K context window.