Data points: 63
Model compare
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.8 Max, 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 66.7 to 33.3.
Evidence depth
63 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.8 Max: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 66.7 pts | 33.3 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input TextImagevideo Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MoonshotAI | Qwen |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | qwen/qwen3.8-max |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3.8 Max: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 has these operational advantages: Free providers, Provider coverage.
Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price.
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
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Avg. score
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Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
小水管 API5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 14 tok/s / 32712ms input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
331112 AI0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
91VIP0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
CaMeL AI0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeadlySignal API0 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M/$0.205/M | Qwen3.8 Max qwen3.8-max-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.171/M/$0.514/M | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.600/M/$3.00/M | Qwen3.8 Max qwen3.8-max speed / latency No data input / output $0.0001/request | |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0027/request | Qwen3.8 Max qwen3.8-max-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
