Data points: 82
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3 Max, 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
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 Maxkimi-k2-5-vs-qwen3-max | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| HLE | 29.4%#14 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3 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 Max |
|---|---|---|
165 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3 Max: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qwen3 Max Qwen3 Max is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. |
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 Max 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. | Qwen3 Max exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, JSON mode. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | 32.8K tokens |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Sep 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 | qwen/qwen3-max |
| References | No data | No data |
| SciCode | 49.0%#14 | 38.3%#57 |
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| GPQA | 87.9%#16 | 76.4%#66 |
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| Input price | $0.580/M#21 | $1.66/M#33 |
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| Output price | $3.00/M#28 | $7.22/M#39 |
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| Time to first answer token | 64.24 s#101 | 1.90 s#42 |
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| Blended price | $1.19/M#43 | $3.05/M#57 |
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| Time to first token | 1.27 s#49 | 1.90 s#69 |
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Qwen3 Max
speed / latency
33 tok/s / 1283ms
input / output
No data
TradingBase API15 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 65 tok/s / 9952ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Max speed / latency 33 tok/s / 50281ms input / output No data |
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小水管 API10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 14 tok/s / 32712ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Max speed / latency 74 tok/s / 603ms input / output No data |
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6i2 API5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 357 tok/s / 10444ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Max 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 | Qwen3 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 Max qwen3-max-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 Max qwen3-max speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $1.03/M / $1.03/M | Qwen3 Max qwen3-max speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M / $0.137/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
