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Kimi K2.5

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

Earlier Kimi frontier model for long-context agents, coding, and multimodal work

Input modalitiesT
Output modalitiesT
Source-linkedkimi-k2Open weightsReleased 2026-01
Report data
Context window262.144K
Maximum output262.144K
Provider offers37
Knowledge cutoff2025-01
Capabilities

What this model supports

ReasoningYes
Tool callingYes
Structured outputYes
AttachmentsNo
Temperature controlNo
Open weightsYes
Creator
Moonshot AI
Family
kimi-k2
Modalities
Image, Text, Video
License
Not documented
Release date
2026-01
Model ID
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
Market availability

Provider pricing

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Providers offering Kimi K2.5
ProviderProvider model IDContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MCached / 1MFeaturesAll pricing
Alibaba Coding Plan logoAlibaba Coding Plankimi-k2.5262.144K$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 ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0,
  "cache_write": 0,
  "input": 0,
  "output": 0
}
Alibaba Coding Plan (China) logoAlibaba Coding Plan (China)kimi-k2.5262.144K$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 ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0,
  "cache_write": 0,
  "input": 0,
  "output": 0
}
Alibaba Token Plan (China) logoAlibaba Token Plan (China)kimi-k2.5262.144K$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 ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0,
  "cache_write": 0,
  "input": 0,
  "output": 0
}
Qiniu logoQiniumoonshotai/kimi-k2.5256K$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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{}
Alibaba Token Plan logoAlibaba Token Plankimi-k2.5262.144K$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 ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0,
  "cache_write": 0,
  "input": 0,
  "output": 0
}
NanoGPT logoNanoGPTmoonshotai/kimi-k2.5256K$0.3 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$1.9 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}· T ·
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{
  "input": 0.3,
  "output": 1.9
}
CrofAI logoCrofAIkimi-k2.5262.144K$0.35 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$1.7 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.07 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.07,
  "input": 0.35,
  "output": 1.7
}
OpenRouter logoOpenRoutermoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.375 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.025 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.203 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.203,
  "input": 0.375,
  "output": 2.025
}
LLM Gateway logoLLM Gatewaykimi-k2.5262.144K$0.405 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$1.98 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.225 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.225,
  "input": 0.405,
  "output": 1.98
}
Kilo Gateway logoKilo Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.45 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.2 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "input": 0.45,
  "output": 2.2
}
Meganova logoMeganovamoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262.144K$0.45 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.8 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "input": 0.45,
  "output": 2.8
}
Deep Infra logoDeep Inframoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262.144K$0.45 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.25 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.07 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.07,
  "input": 0.45,
  "output": 2.25
}
DigitalOcean logoDigitalOceankimi-k2.5262.144K$0.5 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.7 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "input": 0.5,
  "output": 2.7
}
Auriko logoAurikokimi-k2.5262.144K$0.5 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.8 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "input": 0.5,
  "output": 2.8
}
Together AI logoTogether AImoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262.144K$0.5 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.8 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "input": 0.5,
  "output": 2.8
}
Neuralwatt logoNeuralwattmoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262.128K$0.52 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$2.59 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.13 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.13,
  "input": 0.52,
  "output": 2.59
}
Venice AI logoVenice AIkimi-k2-5256K$0.56 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3.5 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.22 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.22,
  "input": 0.56,
  "output": 3.5
}
ZenMux logoZenMuxmoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262K$0.58 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3.02 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.58,
  "output": 3.02
}
Jiekou.AI logoJiekou.AImoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 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": 3
}
Moonshot AI logoMoonshot AIkimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
NovitaAI logoNovitaAImoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Abacus logoAbacuskimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 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": 3
}
Cloudflare AI Gateway logoCloudflare AI Gatewayworkers-ai/@cf/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5256K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Moonshot AI (China) logoMoonshot AI (China)kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
DaoXE logoDaoXEkimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Azure logoAzurekimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 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": 3
}
OpenCode Zen logoOpenCode Zenkimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.08 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.08,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
HPC-AI logoHPC-AImoonshotai/kimi-k2.5256K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Vercel AI Gateway logoVercel AI Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.114K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Weights & Biases logoWeights & Biasesmoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
OrcaRouter logoOrcaRouterkimi/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Azure Cognitive Services logoAzure Cognitive Serviceskimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 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": 3
}
Baseten logoBasetenmoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5262K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.12 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.12,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
AIHubMix logoAIHubMixkimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
OpenCode Go logoOpenCode Gokimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.1 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T ·
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{
  "cache_read": 0.1,
  "input": 0.6,
  "output": 3
}
Merge Gateway logoMerge Gatewaymoonshotai/kimi-k2.5262.144K$0.6 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3 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": 3
}
CrossModel logoCrossModelmoonshot/kimi-k2.5262K$0.62 if offer.cost.input is defined else '—'}}$3.3 if offer.cost.output is defined else '—'}}$0.11 if offer.cost.cache_read is defined else '—'}}R T S
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{
  "cache_read": 0.11,
  "cache_write": 0.62,
  "input": 0.62,
  "output": 3.3
}
Evidence

Published benchmark results

Design Arena: 3d vs top 8 models
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1371.0
Claude Fable 5
1366.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1349.0
Kimi K2.6
1348.0
xAI: Grok 4.5
1338.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1336.0
DeepSeek V4 Pro
1326.0
Kimi K2.5
1279.0
Design Arena: androidnative vs top 8 models
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
1371.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1289.0
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
1267.0
GPT-5.5
1259.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1249.0
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1247.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1246.0
Kimi K2.5
1127.0
Design Arena: asciiart vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
1374.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1324.0
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
1313.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
1308.0
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1305.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1303.0
GPT-5.5
1296.0
Kimi K2.5
1209.0
Design Arena: codecategories vs top 8 models
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1351.0
Claude Fable 5
1345.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1336.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1330.0
xAI: Grok 4.5
1327.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1321.0
Kimi K2.6
1320.0
Kimi K2.5
1279.0
Design Arena: dataviz vs top 8 models
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1366.0
Claude Fable 5
1363.0
xAI: Grok 4.5
1330.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1322.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1322.0
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1316.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1316.0
Kimi K2.5
1266.0
Design Arena: fullstack vs top 8 models
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1503.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
1321.0
Claude Fable 5
1309.0
Claude Sonnet 5
1298.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1295.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1283.0
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1268.0
Kimi K2.5
1177.0
Design Arena: gamedev vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
1383.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1353.0
Claude Sonnet 5
1345.0
GPT-5.5
1344.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1339.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1336.0
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
1334.0
Kimi K2.5
1267.0
Design Arena: godotgamedev vs top 7 models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1271.0
Kimi K2.5
1256.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1240.0
Z.ai: GLM 5
1231.0
Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo
1221.0
Z.ai: GLM 4.6
1220.0
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
1219.0
Design Arena: mobileapps vs top 8 models
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
1287.0
Claude Fable 5
1281.0
MiniMax: MiniMax M3
1271.0
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1259.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1259.0
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1255.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1243.0
Kimi K2.5
1184.0
Design Arena: svg vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
1365.0
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
1340.0
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1297.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1278.0
GPT-5.5
1277.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1274.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1273.0
Kimi K2.5
1198.0
Design Arena: uicomponent vs top 8 models
Claude Fable 5
1401.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1359.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
1343.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1335.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.1
1331.0
Qwen: Qwen3.7 Max
1330.0
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
1320.0
Kimi K2.5
1285.0
Design Arena: webapps vs top 8 models
Claude Sonnet 5
1346.0
Claude Fable 5
1333.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
1325.0
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
1286.0
Z.ai: GLM 5.2
1278.0
xAI: Grok 4.5
1268.0
Qwen: Qwen3.7 Max
1264.0
Kimi K2.5
1189.0
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 K2.5
1284.0
SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA vs top 1 models
Kimi K2.5
13.1
SWE-Atlas Refactoring vs top 1 models
Kimi K2.5
20.9
SWE-Atlas Test Writing vs top 1 models
Kimi K2.5
25.8
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 K2.5
70.8