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R1 0528 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 0528 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
R1 0528
Benchmark Advantage
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Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricR1 0528Kimi K2 ThinkingWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.45$0.47 R1 0528
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.15$2.00 Kimi K2 Thinking
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.23$0.14 Kimi K2 Thinking
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Kimi K2 Thinking is 3% cheaper overall.

R1 0528 Providers

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Kimi K2 Thinking Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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R1 0528 Wins
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Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkR1 0528Kimi K2 ThinkingWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
27.1--
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
24.0--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
76.0--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
84.9--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
81.3--
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
77.0--
Aider
Real-world code editing
71.4--
AIME
Competition math
89.3--
R1 0528 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

R1 0528
163,840
tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking
131,072
tokens
R1 0528 has a 20% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricR1 0528Kimi K2 ThinkingWinner
Tokens/second0.0 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token0.00sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1 0528Kimi K2 Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1 0528Kimi K2 Thinking
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMoonshotai
ReleasedMay 2025Nov 2025

R1 0528 Modalities

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Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

R1 0528 has cheaper input pricing at $0.45/M tokens. Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
R1 0528 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 24.0, compared to Kimi K2 Thinking's score of N/A.
R1 0528 has a 163,840 token context window, while Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window.
R1 0528 does not support vision. Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision.