Data points: 49
Model compare
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Ministral 3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 90 to 10.
Evidence depth
49 data points
Includes 7 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 5 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 12 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Ministral 3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 90.0 pts | 10.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 3 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Free providers, Provider coverage | Average speed, First-token latency |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | No data |
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 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MoonshotAI | No data |
| Released | Jan 2026 | No data |
| 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 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Ministral 3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (Free providers, Provider coverage).
Ministral 3
Ministral 3 has these operational advantages: Average speed, 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
49.7
Avg. score
Ministral 3
38
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 leads by 17.7
Kimi K2.5 leads by 19.7
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 leads by 2.3
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
$3.00/M
Rank #85/162 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #3/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$1.20/M
Rank #85/162 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #17/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$0.600/M
Rank #80/162 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #27/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner87.1%
Rank #11/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Ministral 3
69.3%
Rank #104/125 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner78.9%
Rank #79/188 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
57.2%
Rank #153/188 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner12.3%
Rank #84/187 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
4.6%
Rank #142/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner39.6%
Rank #76/185 · confidence 4
Ministral 3
23.6%
Rank #163/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency 208 tok/s / 2843ms input / output No data |
0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
| Features |
|---|
Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| None listed |
