Data points: 56
Model compare
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3 VL, 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 60 to 40.
Evidence depth
56 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 VL: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 60.0 pts | 40.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, 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 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Qwen3 VL: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Qwen3 VL
Qwen3 VL 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
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Avg. score
Qwen3 VL
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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 VL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 VL |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 66 tok/s / 13195ms input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 VL speed / latency 206 tok/s / 6628ms input / output No data |
5 tests | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 14 tok/s / 32712ms input / output No data | Qwen3 VL 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 | Qwen3 VL 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 | Qwen3 VL speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.384/M/$2.01/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M | |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.384/M/$2.01/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
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