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Kimi K2.5 vs Moonshot v1

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.

Kimi K2.5

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Moonshot v1

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Verified leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.5 #9 · Moonshot v1 unranked

Benchmark data for Kimi K2.5 and Moonshot v1 is coming soon on BenchLM.

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Operational Comparison

Kimi K2.5

Moonshot v1

Price (per 1M tokens)

$0.5 / $2.8

$null / $null

Speed

45 t/s

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

2.38s

N/A

Context Window

256K

128K

Quick Verdict

Benchmark data for Kimi K2.5 and Moonshot v1 is coming soon on BenchLM.

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Moonshot v1 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Moonshot v1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi K2.5 and Moonshot v1 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 Kimi K2.5 and Moonshot v1 today?

Kimi K2.5: $0.50 input / $2.80 output per 1M tokens Moonshot v1: Pricing unavailable 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.

Kimi K2.5
API / mo$2,475
Self-host / mo$5,221
Break-even146M/day
Moonshot v1
API / mo$0
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: April 20, 2026

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