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Kimi K2 Thinking

moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking

Thinking Kimi model for slower research passes, planning, and hard technical questions

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Source-linkedkimi-thinkingOpen weightsReleased 2025-11-06
Report data
Context window262.144K
Maximum output262.144K
Provider offers20
Knowledge cutoff2024-08
Capabilities

What this model supports

ReasoningYes
Tool callingYes
Structured outputNo
AttachmentsNo
Temperature controlYes
Open weightsYes
Creator
Moonshot AI
Family
kimi-thinking
Modalities
Text
License
Not documented
Release date
2025-11-06
Model ID
moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking
Market availability

Provider pricing

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Providers offering Kimi K2 Thinking
ProviderProvider model IDContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MCached / 1MFeaturesAll pricing
Kimi For Coding logoKimi For Codingkimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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  "cache_write": 0,
  "input": 0,
  "output": 0
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Qiniu logoQiniumoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking256K$0 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}· T ·
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NanoGPT logoNanoGPTmoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking256K$0.3 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$1.2 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}· T S
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{
  "input": 0.3,
  "output": 1.2
}
OpenCode Zen logoOpenCode Zenkimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.4 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.4 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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  "cache_read": 0.4,
  "input": 0.4,
  "output": 2.5
}
Vercel AI Gateway logoVercel AI Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking216.144K$0.47 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.141 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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  "cache_read": 0.141,
  "input": 0.47,
  "output": 2
}
Kilo Gateway logoKilo Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking131.072K$0.47 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.2 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.2,
  "input": 0.47,
  "output": 2
}
Helicone logoHeliconekimi-k2-thinking256K$0.48 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}· T ·
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{
  "input": 0.48,
  "output": 2
}
IO.NET logoIO.NETmoonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking32.768K$0.55 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.25 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.275 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.275,
  "cache_write": 1.1,
  "input": 0.55,
  "output": 2.25
}
Amazon Bedrock logoAmazon Bedrockmoonshot.kimi-k2-thinking262.143K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
OpenRouter logoOpenRoutermoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Moonshot AI logoMoonshot AIkimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
ZenMux logoZenMuxmoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking262K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Azure Cognitive Services logoAzure Cognitive Serviceskimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
NovitaAI logoNovitaAImoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
LLM Gateway logoLLM Gatewaykimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.06 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.06,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Moonshot AI (China) logoMoonshot AI (China)kimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Azure logoAzurekimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.15 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.15,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Vertex logoVertexmoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking-maas262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Meganova logoMeganovamoonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.6 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.6
}
Merge Gateway logoMerge Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 2.5
}
Evidence

Published benchmark results

Agentic Index vs top 8 models
GPT-5.6 Sol
54.0
Claude Fable 5
52.8
GPT-5.6 Terra
47.4
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
47.2
Claude Sonnet 5
46.7
xAI: Grok 4.5
45.7
GPT-5.6 Luna
45.6
Kimi K2 Thinking
1.8
Coding Index vs top 8 models
GPT-5.6 Sol
77.4
GPT-5.6 Terra
76.7
Claude Fable 5
76.5
GPT-5.5
74.9
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
74.3
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
73.6
xAI: Grok 4.5
72.4
Kimi K2 Thinking
21.0
Design Arena: website vs top 8 models
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1346.0
Claude Fable 5
1338.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1331.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1329.0
xAI: Grok 4.5
1325.0
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1320.0
Claude Sonnet 5
1314.0
Kimi K2 Thinking
1148.0
Intelligence Index vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
59.9
GPT-5.6 Sol
58.9
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
55.7
GPT-5.6 Terra
55.0
GPT-5.5
54.8
xAI: Grok 4.5
53.8
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
53.5
Kimi K2 Thinking
17.3
SWE-Bench Verified vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
95.0
Claude Opus 4.8
88.6
Claude Sonnet 5
85.2
Ornith 1.0 397B
82.4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
80.6
Qwen3.7 Max
80.4
Kimi K2.6
80.2
Kimi K2 Thinking
71.3