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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Kimi K2 Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash wins:

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

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 FlashKimi K2 Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 FlashKimi K2 Thinking
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleMoonshotai
ReleasedJun 2025Nov 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash Modalities

Input
fileimagetextaudiovideo
Output
text

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Flash has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash supports vision. Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision.