Data points: 82
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.5, 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
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3.5kimi-k2-5-vs-qwen3-5 | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 87.9%#16 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
200 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 Qwen3.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qwen3.5 Qwen3.5 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers. |
TL;DR: Kimi K2.5 leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3.5 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| First-token latency, Free providers |
| Model metadata | Kimi K2.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. | Qwen3.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | No data |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input TextImagevideo Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | 9B |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | qwen/qwen3.5-9b |
| References | No data | No data |
| HLE | 29.4%#14 | 27.3%#21 |
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| SciCode | 49.0%#14 | 42.0%#36 |
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| Input price | $0.580/M#21 | $0.600/M#23 |
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| Output price | $3.00/M#28 | $3.60/M#30 |
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| Blended price | $1.19/M#43 | $1.35/M#45 |
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| Time to first token | 1.27 s#49 | 1.80 s#65 |
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| Output speed | 47.1 tok/s#93 | 51.8 tok/s#86 |
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Qwen3.5
speed / latency
37 tok/s / 5734ms
input / output
No data
阿里云百炼 DashScope145 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 21867ms input / output No data |
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SiliconFlow40 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 14302ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency 54 tok/s / 25712ms input / output No data |
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星见雅 API30 tests | Kimi K2.5 英伟达/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 22910ms input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 英伟达/qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b speed / latency 21 tok/s / 4352ms input / output $0/M / $0/M |
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Real AI WAN20 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 15 tok/s / 45012ms input / output No data | Qwen3.5 speed / latency 67 tok/s / 12570ms input / output No data |
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Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $27.50/M / $357.50/M | Qwen3.5 qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-2b speed / latency No data input / output $0.0071/M / $0.0071/M |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.082/M / $0.429/M | Qwen3.5 qwen3.5-122b-a10b speed / latency No data input / output $0.0098/M / $0.078/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
