Data points: 56
The readout for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3 VL, 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
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.
Model compare Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3 VLkimi-k2-5-vs-qwen3-vl | Model A Kimi K2.5 | Model B Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, 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 VL |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics 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 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Kimi K2.5 and Qwen3 VL: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3 VL |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Kimi K2.5 Kimi K2.5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Qwen3 VL Qwen3 VL is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Kimi K2.5 leads across 56 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3 VL into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Kimi K2.5 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Moonshot AI | No data |
| Context window | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 262.1K tokens | No data |
| Released | Jan 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImage Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| 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 |
Qwen3 VL
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
ChooseC API5 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 |
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6345ywz API0 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 |
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933999 API0 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 |
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APDSM0 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 |
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Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
Kimi K2.5 moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.300/M / $1.90/M | Qwen3 VL Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-fast speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.548/M / $2.88/M | Qwen3 VL qwen3-vl speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
