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CoreWeave Achieves #1 Ranking for Inference Speed and Price-Performance for Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 Model in Independent Benchmark
LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 11, 2026--CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced it has achieved the strongest combination of speed and price-performance1 for Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 in independent inference benchmarking conducted by Artificial Analysis. Across 11 inference providers evaluated on the current top open-source model, CoreWeave simultaneously delivered the highest output speed at the most cost-efficient performance level measured.
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