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Nova Micro 1.0 vs Kimi K2.6

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), Kimi K2.6 costs 21× as much as Nova Micro 1.0: $2.66 against $0.126 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

Nova Micro 1.0Kimi K2.6
Input, per 1M tokens$0.035$0.65
Output, per 1M tokens$0.14$3.41
Context window128K262K
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.0224$0.424
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$0.126$2.66
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$0.35$6.91
Confidence signalnoyes
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400not measured323

Which one should carry your traffic?

If Nova Micro 1.0 answers your requests as well as Kimi K2.6, moving that traffic saves 95% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Nova Micro 1.0 does not expose a confidence signal through OpenRouter, so Gimbix would test it as a full replacement rather than a first answer.

Nova Micro 1.0 profile · Kimi K2.6 profile · Measure it on your traffic