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Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.6 Inference Providers

Ranks providers by how quickly the first generated token appears. Providers without enough recent data remain visible after ranked rows.

ModelRun currently ranks first at 0.28 s via modelrun/fp4.

Provider options:
20
Ranked:
20
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.6 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
ModelRunmodelrun/fp4
Time to first token0.28 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
3.57 s
Response starts
0.28 s
Output speed
152.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.7 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.67%
Context
262.1K
#2Provider / route
Time to first token0.33 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
4.33 s
Response starts
0.33 s
Output speed
125.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.98%
Context
262.1K
#3Provider / route
Togethertogether
Time to first token0.55 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.55 s
Response starts
0.55 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
93.14%
Context
262.1K
#4Provider / route
Cloudflarecloudflare
Time to first token0.59 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.70 s
Response starts
0.59 s
Output speed
45.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#5Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token0.69 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.50 s
Response starts
0.69 s
Output speed
51.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.76 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.82%
Context
262.1K
#6Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token0.72 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
6.34 s
Response starts
0.72 s
Output speed
89.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#7Provider / route
Parasailparasail/int4
Time to first token0.75 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
8.21 s
Response starts
0.75 s
Output speed
67.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.86%
Context
262.1K
#8Provider / route
Fireworksfireworks
Time to first token0.77 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.18 s
Response starts
0.77 s
Output speed
48.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
262.1K
#9Provider / route
Baidu Qianfanbaidu/fp4
Time to first token1.01 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.90 s
Response starts
1.01 s
Output speed
36.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.684 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.42 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#10Provider / route
Venicevenice/int4
Time to first token1.02 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
7.68 s
Response starts
1.02 s
Output speed
75.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.66%
Context
256K
#11Provider / route
Basetenbaseten/fp4
Time to first token1.07 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.24 s
Response starts
1.07 s
Output speed
120.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
262K
#12Provider / route
Phalaphala
Time to first token1.62 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
27.94 s
Response starts
1.62 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.09 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.6 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
262.1K
#13Provider / route
Moonshot AImoonshotai/int4
Time to first token1.76 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
25.57 s
Response starts
1.76 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#14Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token1.78 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
15.29 s
Response starts
1.78 s
Output speed
37.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.77 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.97%
Context
262.1K
#15Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token1.98 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
19.83 s
Response starts
1.98 s
Output speed
28.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.855 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.6 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.57%
Context
256K
#16Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/int4
Time to first token1.98 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
22.81 s
Response starts
1.98 s
Output speed
24.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
96.92%
Context
262.1K
#17Provider / route
NovitaAInovita
Time to first token2.25 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
21.48 s
Response starts
2.25 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.8 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.90%
Context
262.1K
#18Provider / route
Inceptroninceptron/int4
Time to first token2.48 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
30.26 s
Response starts
2.48 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.66 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.41 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.75%
Context
262.1K
#19Provider / route
Decartdecart/fp4
Time to first token5.78 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
15.21 s
Response starts
5.78 s
Output speed
53.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.66 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.41 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
96.76%
Context
262.1K
#20Provider / route
Chuteschutes/int4
Time to first token7.34 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
49.01 s
Response starts
7.34 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.66 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
79.11%
Context
262.1K

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Kimi K2.6 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.6 Inference Providers

20 of 20 Kimi K2.6 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. ModelRun leads at 0.28 s via modelrun/fp4. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How response-start time is ranked

The first-token ranking orders endpoints by the recent median time before output begins. This is useful for interactive applications, but it should be read alongside throughput because the first provider to start is not always the first to finish a long answer.

Compare ModelRun with the next option

Weights & Biases currently ranks second at 0.33 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Kimi K2.6 has 20 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.