Kimi K2.5

Moonshot AI chatvisionreasoningtool_use Long

API ID: moonshotai/kimi-k2.5-0127

Input Price
$0.45
/1M tokens
Output Price
$2.20
/1M tokens

About Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2 is Moonshot AI's flagship model, delivering exceptional performance on complex reasoning and coding tasks. The model features advanced capabilities that compete with frontier models from larger labs. Kimi K2 excels at mathematical reasoning, code generation, and sophisticated analysis tasks. It demonstrates strong performance on challenging benchmarks and features an extended context window. The model is particularly valuable for applications requiring genuine reasoning capability. For developers seeking capable AI from an innovative Chinese AI lab, Kimi K2 offers compelling capability. It's especially strong for technical applications and scenarios requiring careful analytical thinking.

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Price Ranking
#830 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
262k
Max Output
66k
Release Date
2026-01-27
Capabilities
chat vision reasoning tool_use
Input Modalities
textimage
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.86
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$26.55
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$36.52
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

Moonshot AI Model Lineup

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Model Input Output Context Capabilities
Kimi K2.5 Current Free Free 262k chat vision reasoning tool_use
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๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Get started with Kimi K2.5 API

OpenAI-compatible SDK
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.5-0127",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)