Data points: 86
Model compare
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax M2.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax M2.1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 16 to 84.
Evidence depth
86 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M2.1
The charts below split 19 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax M2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 16.0 pts | 84.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 3 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage | First-token latency |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 204.8K tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MoonshotAI | MiniMax |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax M2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage.
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax M2.1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Kimi K2.5
49.8
Avg. score
MiniMax M2.1
54.9
Kimi K2.5
MiniMax M2.1 leads by 6.8
MiniMax M2.1 leads by 1.2
Kimi K2.5
MiniMax M2.1 leads by 2.5
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Kimi K2.5
winner1.16 s
Rank #42/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
27.56 s
Rank #102/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
1.16 s
Rank #73/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner1.01 s
Rank #59/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
46.3 tok/s
Rank #117/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner75.3 tok/s
Rank #82/139 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$1.20/M
Rank #86/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$0.525/M
Rank #42/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$3.00/M
Rank #86/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$1.20/M
Rank #44/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$0.600/M
Rank #81/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$0.300/M
Rank #46/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
87.1%
Rank #11/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
MiniMax M2.1
winner87.5%
Rank #9/125 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
12.3%
Rank #83/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner22.2%
Rank #49/186 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
78.9%
Rank #78/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner83.0%
Rank #57/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
39.6%
Rank #75/184 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner40.7%
Rank #60/184 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
140 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
50 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 48 tok/s / 18528ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency 86 tok/s / 2879ms input / output No data |
25 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 22910ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 65 tok/s / 9952ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 66 tok/s / 13195ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M2.1 minimax-m2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M2.1 minimax-m2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.021/M | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0008/request | MiniMax M2.1 MiniMax-M2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.115/M | |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | MiniMax M2.1 minimax-m2.1-free speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M2.1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingJSON modeReasoning |
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