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DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) vs Kimi K2.5

Head-to-head comparison across 0benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

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Kimi K2.5

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Verified leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) unranked · Kimi K2.5 #9

Benchmark data for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.

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Operational Comparison

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0 / $0

$0.5 / $2.8

Speed

N/A

45 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

2.38s

Context Window

128K

256K

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

Kimi K2.5 is priced at $0.50 input / $2.80 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning). Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning).

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.5 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.5 today?

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning): $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2.5: $0.50 input / $2.80 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)
API / mo$0
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.5
API / mo$2,475
Self-host / mo$5,221
Break-even146M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: April 20, 2026

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