Data points: 57
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Kimi K2 Instruct, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
57 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Kimi K2.5 vs Kimi K2 Instructkimi-k2-5-vs-kimi-k2-instruct | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B Kimi K2 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Kimi K2.5 | Kimi K2 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Kimi K2 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Kimi K2 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
30 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 48 tok/s / 18528ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Kimi K2 Instruct: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | Kimi K2 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Kimi K2.5 Kimi K2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Kimi K2 Instruct Kimi K2 Instruct is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers. |
TL;DR: Kimi K2.5 leads across 57 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| First-token latency, Free providers |
| Model metadata | Kimi K2.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Moonshot AI |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Released | Jan 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
Kimi K2 Instruct
speed / latency
45 tok/s / 578ms
input / output
No data
星见雅 API25 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 22910ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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SiliconFlow10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 14302ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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温云10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Kimi K2 Instruct speed / latency 66 tok/s / 817ms input / output No data |
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小水管 API5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 14 tok/s / 32712ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Instruct speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Kimi K2.5 官网反代/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | Kimi K2 Instruct moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Kimi K2 Instruct moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
