Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 (subscription) API parameters
These are the API parameters modelparams.dev tracks for Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 when you reach it through a subscription rather than an API key — the settings you send in a request. Each row gives the type, default, valid range or values, and the conditions that gate it. It's the same data the JSON API serves.
After the parameter count instead — how many weights Kimi K2.6 has? That's a different number, and we don't track it. Here's the difference.
Length
1 param
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Max completion tokens
max_completion_tokens
|
integer (1…+∞) | — | Maximum number of tokens to generate in the chat completion. | — |
Reasoning
2 params
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thinking mode
thinking.type
|
enum (enabled | disabled) | "enabled" | Controls whether Kimi reasons step by step before answering. Thinking is enabled by default; set disabled to respond directly. | — |
|
Keep prior reasoning
thinking.keep
|
enum (all | ) | null | Set to all to carry reasoning content from earlier assistant turns into the request; leave null to send only the final answers. | — |
Output
1 param
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Response format
response_format.type
|
enum (text | json_object) | "text" | Forces the response into plain text or a JSON object. | — |
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 API parameters in brief
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 via subscription documents 4 API parameters, grouped by what they control:
-
Length:
max_completion_tokensminimum 1. -
Reasoning:
thinking.typedefaults to "enabled", accepts "enabled", "disabled";thinking.keepdefaults to null, accepts "all", null. -
Output:
response_format.typedefaults to "text", accepts "text", "json_object".
Frequently asked questions
- Which API parameters does Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 (subscription) support?
- Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 (subscription) accepts 4 API parameters in the request body: max_completion_tokens, thinking.type, thinking.keep, response_format.type.
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