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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct vs Kimi K2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

Kimi K2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Context Window
Kimi K2.5
Speed
Kimi K2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3 Medium 128K InstructKimi K2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3 Medium 128K InstructKimi K2.5
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMicrosoftMoonshotai
ReleasedUnknownJan 2026

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Kimi K2.5 Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.38/M tokens. Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $1.00/M tokens.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while Kimi K2.5 has a 262,144 token context window.
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct does not support vision. Kimi K2.5 supports vision.