MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
Analysis Summary
MoonshotAI’s Kimi K2.5 is a text-and-image model with a 262K context window, tool use, and function calling. Its intelligence index is 23.5, while its coding index is 46.8. The supplied results also show strong tool-task performance, with useful instruction-following and long-context measurements. Together, these signals point to a capable workflow model, particularly for coding and multimodal assistance.
It is a practical candidate for code support, image-aware analysis, and document-heavy tasks that benefit from a larger context. The agentic index of 21.7 is not as strong as its coding result, so teams should still test multi-step execution and require review for consequential tool actions. Its listed input and output prices are 0.45 and 2.25.
Consider it for specialist and secondary production workloads where its context, vision, and coding capabilities match the task. Validate output quality on client-specific prompts before expanding use.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Kimi K2.5 pairs a 262K context window and vision with strong measured coding, tool-use, and instruction-following results at listed input and output prices of 0.45 and 2.25.
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DFO Verdict
Kimi K2.5 pairs a 262K context window and vision with strong measured coding, tool-use, and instruction-following results at listed input and output prices of 0.45 and 2.25.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 20, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control. Bars: magenta = reasoning, ink = coding and agents, cyan = instructions and long context.
How MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 compares
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 ranks #106 of 443 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #69 of 198 for coding, #65 of 181 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 74% of the models we list. At $0.50 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 35% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.50 | $0.000500 |
| Output | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
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Talk to our teamAbout MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's native multimodal model, delivering state-of-the-art visual coding capability and a self-directed agent swarm paradigm. Built on Kimi K2 with continued pretraining over approximately 15T mixed..
Frequently asked questions about MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5
How much does MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 cost?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 ranks #69 of 198 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 do?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 is developed by MoonshotAI and was released on January 27, 2026.