Models

Grok 4.5 vs K2.6 Code Preview (free)

Context lengths are 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5 and 256,000 tokens on K2.6 Code Preview (free).

GrokGrok 4.5Moonshot AIK2.6 Code Preview (free)
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Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M
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K2.6 Code Preview (free)
Moonshot AI · text → text

kimi-for-coding-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for Kimi users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 5 requests per minute 500 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 1 million tokens.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Grok 4.5
K2.6 Code Preview (free)
Input /M
$2.00
$0.00
Output /M
$6.00
$0.00
Cache read /M
$0.50
$0.00
Context length
500,000
256,000
Max output
500,000
256,000
Time to First Token
1.9 s
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Throughput
26.7 tok/s
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Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 2026
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

grok-4.5k2.6-code-preview-free

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

K2.6 Code Preview (free)
$0.00 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

How large is each context window?

Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 and K2.6 Code Preview (free) accepts 256,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5 and 256,000 tokens on K2.6 Code Preview (free).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; K2.6 Code Preview (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Grok 4.5 and K2.6 Code Preview (free) with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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