GPT-5.5 Pro vs Kimi K2.6

Compare GPT-5.5 Pro and Kimi K2.6 on the metrics that decide an agent workload.

MetricGPT-5.5 ProKimi K2.6
ProviderOpenAIFireworks AI
Input / 1M$30.00$0.95
Output / 1M$180.00$4.00
Cache read / 1M$30.00 (−0%)$0.16 (−83%)
Reuse-adj @55%$67.50$1.39
Context1.1M262K
Cache capture90%81%
Warm TTFT900ms (−53%)140ms (−63%)
Quality index9785

Teal marks the better value in each row. Reuse-adjusted assumes 55% prefix reuse and a 25% output share.

Pick GPT-5.5 Pro when

Pick GPT-5.5 Pro when it scores higher on the composite quality index, it carries the larger 1.1M context window, it captures more of the available reuse.

Pick Kimi K2.6 when

Pick Kimi K2.6 when it is cheaper once prefix reuse is priced in, it answers faster on warm cache hits, it is open-weights for on-prem and regulated lanes.

Verdict

GPT-5.5 Pro leads on quality while Kimi K2.6 leads on reuse-adjusted cost. Send latency- and budget-sensitive volume to Kimi K2.6 and reserve GPT-5.5 Pro for the hard requests. Zumik's aliases route between them automatically under policy.

GPT-5.5 Pro vs Kimi K2.6, answered.

Is GPT-5.5 Pro or Kimi K2.6 cheaper?

At 55% prefix reuse, GPT-5.5 Pro blends to about $67.50 per 1M tokens and Kimi K2.6 to about $1.39. Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on that basis.

Which has the larger context window?

GPT-5.5 Pro has the larger window: 1.1M vs 262K tokens.

Which captures more reuse?

GPT-5.5 Pro shows higher measured cache capture (90% vs 81%) in the Zumik corpus.

Let an alias pick for you.

Route to whichever model wins under current policy automatically. Zumik resolves the alias to the best fit per request, so you never hard-code a loser.