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R1 vs Kimi K2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 wins:

  • Better at math

Kimi K2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Context Window
Kimi K2.5
Speed
Kimi K2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1Kimi K2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1Kimi K2.5
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMoonshotai
ReleasedJan 2025Jan 2026

R1 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Kimi K2.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.38/M tokens. Kimi K2.5 has cheaper output pricing at $1.72/M tokens.
Kimi K2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.8, compared to R1's score of 15.9.
R1 has a 64,000 token context window, while Kimi K2.5 has a 262,144 token context window.
R1 does not support vision. Kimi K2.5 supports vision.