Data points: 81
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax M2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 5 to 1.
Evidence depth
81 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 15 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Kimi K2.5 vs MiniMax M2kimi-k2-5-vs-minimax-m2 | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 5 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| HLE | 29.4%#14 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 65 tok/s / 9952ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax M2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Kimi K2.5 Kimi K2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | MiniMax M2 MiniMax M2 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Kimi K2.5 leads across 81 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Kimi K2.5 vs MiniMax M2 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Kimi K2.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. | MiniMax M2 exposes 204.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | No data |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 196.6K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2 |
| References | No data | No data |
| SciCode | 49.0%#14 | 36.1%#71 |
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| Input price | $0.580/M#21 | $0.300/M#15 |
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| GPQA | 87.9%#16 | 77.7%#61 |
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| Output price | $3.00/M#28 | $1.20/M#18 |
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| Blended price | $1.19/M#43 | $0.525/M#25 |
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| Time to first token | 1.27 s#49 | 1.11 s#42 |
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| Output speed | 47.1 tok/s#93 | 114.8 tok/s#43 |
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MiniMax M2
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
国产大模型 API10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 66 tok/s / 13195ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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CookingAI5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 39 tok/s / 26203ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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OfoxAI5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 974ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2 speed / latency N/A / N/A 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 | MiniMax M2 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 | MiniMax M2 minimaxai/minimax-m2 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 | MiniMax M2 minimaxai/minimax-m2 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.
