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Kimi K2 Thinking vs MiniMax M2.5
Side-by-side specs, pricing & capabilities · Updated April 2026
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K Kimi K2 Thinking | M MiniMax M2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| OpenTools Score | ||
| Family | Kimi | MiniMax |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Context Window | 262K tokens | 197K tokens |
| Input Price | $0.60/M tokens | $0.12/M tokens |
| Output Price | $2.50/M tokens | $0.99/M tokens |
| Pricing Notes | Cache read: $0.1500/M tokens | Cache read: $0.0590/M tokens |
| Capabilities | textcodeextended-thinking | textcode |
| Max Output | 262K tokens | 66K tokens |
| API Identifier | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | minimax/minimax-m2.5 |
| View Kimi K2 Thinking | View MiniMax M2.5 |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M2.5Cheapest | $0.12 | $0.50 | $0.61 | — |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | $0.60 | $1.25 | $1.85 | +202% |
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking is a large language model from Moonshot AI. Supports up to 262,144 token context window. Available from $0.60/M input tokens.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 is a large language model from MiniMax. Supports up to 196,608 token context window. Available from $0.12/M input tokens.
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