diff --git a/cmd/launch/integrations_test.go b/cmd/launch/integrations_test.go
index ed844dc5e..0c909712b 100644
--- a/cmd/launch/integrations_test.go
+++ b/cmd/launch/integrations_test.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestParseArgs(t *testing.T) {
 func TestIsCloudModel(t *testing.T) {
 	// isCloudModel now only uses Show API, so nil client always returns false
 	t.Run("nil client returns false", func(t *testing.T) {
-		models := []string{"glm-5.1:cloud", "kimi-k2.5:cloud", "local-model"}
+		models := []string{"glm-5.1:cloud", "kimi-k2.6:cloud", "local-model"}
 		for _, model := range models {
 			if isCloudModel(context.Background(), nil, model) {
 				t.Errorf("isCloudModel(%q) with nil client should return false", model)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func names(items []ModelItem) []string {
 func TestBuildModelList_NoExistingModels(t *testing.T) {
 	items, _, _, _ := buildModelList(nil, nil, "")
 
-	want := []string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5"}
+	want := []string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5"}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, names(items)); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("with no existing models, items should be recommended in order (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func TestBuildModelList_OnlyLocalModels_CloudRecsStillFirst(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Cloud recs always come first among recommended, regardless of installed inventory.
 	// Cloud disablement is handled upstream in loadSelectableModels via filterCloudItems.
-	want := []string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2", "qwen2.5"}
+	want := []string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2", "qwen2.5"}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("cloud recs pinned first even when no cloud models installed (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func TestBuildModelList_BothCloudAndLocal_RegularSort(t *testing.T) {
 	got := names(items)
 
 	// All recs pinned at top (cloud before local in mixed case), then non-recs
-	want := []string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2"}
+	want := []string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2"}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("recs pinned at top, cloud recs first in mixed case (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func TestBuildModelList_ExistingRecommendedMarked(t *testing.T) {
 			if !strings.HasSuffix(item.Description, "(not downloaded)") {
 				t.Errorf("non-installed recommended %q should have '(not downloaded)' suffix, got %q", item.Name, item.Description)
 			}
-		case "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud":
+		case "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud":
 			if strings.HasSuffix(item.Description, "(not downloaded)") {
 				t.Errorf("cloud model %q should not have '(not downloaded)' suffix, got %q", item.Name, item.Description)
 			}
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ func TestBuildModelList_ExistingCloudModelsNotPushedToBottom(t *testing.T) {
 	got := names(items)
 
 	// gemma4 and glm-5.1:cloud are installed so they sort normally;
-	// kimi-k2.5:cloud, qwen3.5:cloud, and qwen3.5 are not installed so they go to the bottom
+	// qwen3.5:cloud and qwen3.5 are not installed so they go to the bottom
 	// All recs: cloud first in mixed case, then local, in rec order within each
-	want := []string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5"}
+	want := []string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5"}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("all recs, cloud first in mixed case (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
@@ -466,23 +466,23 @@ func TestBuildModelList_ExistingCloudModelsNotPushedToBottom(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBuildModelList_HasRecommendedCloudModel_OnlyNonInstalledAtBottom(t *testing.T) {
 	existing := []modelInfo{
 		{Name: "llama3.2:latest", Remote: false},
-		{Name: "kimi-k2.5:cloud", Remote: true},
+		{Name: "kimi-k2.6:cloud", Remote: true},
 	}
 
 	items, _, _, _ := buildModelList(existing, nil, "")
 	got := names(items)
 
-	// kimi-k2.5:cloud is installed so it sorts normally;
+	// kimi-k2.6:cloud is installed so it sorts normally;
 	// the rest of the recommendations are not installed so they go to the bottom
 	// All recs pinned at top (cloud first in mixed case), then non-recs
-	want := []string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2"}
+	want := []string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud", "glm-5.1:cloud", "minimax-m2.7:cloud", "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "llama3.2"}
 	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
 		t.Errorf("recs pinned at top, cloud first in mixed case (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
 
 	for _, item := range items {
 		isCloud := strings.HasSuffix(item.Name, ":cloud")
-		isInstalled := slices.Contains([]string{"kimi-k2.5:cloud", "llama3.2"}, item.Name)
+		isInstalled := slices.Contains([]string{"kimi-k2.6:cloud", "llama3.2"}, item.Name)
 		if isInstalled || isCloud {
 			if strings.HasSuffix(item.Description, "(not downloaded)") {
 				t.Errorf("installed or cloud model %q should not have '(not downloaded)' suffix, got %q", item.Name, item.Description)
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ func TestBuildModelList_ReturnsExistingAndCloudMaps(t *testing.T) {
 	if !cloudModels["glm-5.1:cloud"] {
 		t.Error("glm-5.1:cloud should be in cloudModels")
 	}
-	if !cloudModels["kimi-k2.5:cloud"] {
-		t.Error("kimi-k2.5:cloud should be in cloudModels (recommended cloud)")
+	if !cloudModels["kimi-k2.6:cloud"] {
+		t.Error("kimi-k2.6:cloud should be in cloudModels (recommended cloud)")
 	}
 	if !cloudModels["qwen3.5:cloud"] {
 		t.Error("qwen3.5:cloud should be in cloudModels (recommended cloud)")
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func TestBuildModelList_RecommendedFieldSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, item := range items {
 		switch item.Name {
-		case "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "glm-5.1:cloud", "kimi-k2.5:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud":
+		case "gemma4", "qwen3.5", "glm-5.1:cloud", "kimi-k2.6:cloud", "qwen3.5:cloud":
 			if !item.Recommended {
 				t.Errorf("%q should have Recommended=true", item.Name)
 			}
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func TestBuildModelList_RecsAboveNonRecs(t *testing.T) {
 	lastRecIdx := -1
 	firstNonRecIdx := len(got)
 	for i, name := range got {
-		isRec := name == "gemma4" || name == "qwen3.5" || name == "minimax-m2.7:cloud" || name == "glm-5.1:cloud" || name == "kimi-k2.5:cloud" || name == "qwen3.5:cloud"
+		isRec := name == "gemma4" || name == "qwen3.5" || name == "minimax-m2.7:cloud" || name == "glm-5.1:cloud" || name == "kimi-k2.6:cloud" || name == "qwen3.5:cloud"
 		if isRec && i > lastRecIdx {
 			lastRecIdx = i
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/launch/models.go b/cmd/launch/models.go
index 2682aa102..e8d075ff9 100644
--- a/cmd/launch/models.go
+++ b/cmd/launch/models.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var recommendedModels = []ModelItem{
-	{Name: "kimi-k2.5:cloud", Description: "Multimodal reasoning with subagents", Recommended: true},
+	{Name: "kimi-k2.6:cloud", Description: "State-of-the-art coding, long-horizon execution, and multimodal agent swarm capability", Recommended: true},
 	{Name: "qwen3.5:cloud", Description: "Reasoning, coding, and agentic tool use with vision", Recommended: true},
 	{Name: "glm-5.1:cloud", Description: "Reasoning and code generation", Recommended: true},
 	{Name: "minimax-m2.7:cloud", Description: "Fast, efficient coding and real-world productivity", Recommended: true},
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var cloudModelLimits = map[string]cloudModelLimit{
 	"gpt-oss:20b":         {Context: 131_072, Output: 131_072},
 	"kimi-k2:1t":          {Context: 262_144, Output: 262_144},
 	"kimi-k2.5":           {Context: 262_144, Output: 262_144},
+	"kimi-k2.6":           {Context: 262_144, Output: 262_144},
 	"kimi-k2-thinking":    {Context: 262_144, Output: 262_144},
 	"nemotron-3-nano:30b": {Context: 1_048_576, Output: 131_072},
 	"qwen3-coder:480b":    {Context: 262_144, Output: 65_536},