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Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) vs GPT-5 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Context Window
GPT-5 Mini
Speed
GPT-5 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricKimi K2 0905 (exacto)GPT-5 MiniWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.39$0.25 GPT-5 Mini
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.90$2.00 Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$25000.00 GPT-5 Mini
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GPT-5 Mini is 10% cheaper overall.

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) Providers

Chutes $0.39 (Cheapest)
SiliconFlow $0.40
DeepInfra $0.40
Parasail $0.59
AtlasCloud $0.60

GPT-5 Mini Providers

OpenAI $0.25 (Cheapest)
Azure $0.25 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) Wins
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GPT-5 Mini Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkKimi K2 0905 (exacto)GPT-5 MiniWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
30.841.0
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
25.935.3
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
57.390.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
81.983.7
GPQA
Graduate-level science
76.782.8
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
61.083.8
GPT-5 Mini significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
262,144
tokens
Max output: 262,144 tokens
GPT-5 Mini
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5 Mini has a 34% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricKimi K2 0905 (exacto)GPT-5 MiniWinner
Tokens/second51.7 tok/s78.9 tok/s
Time to First Token0.54s107.34s
GPT-5 Mini responds 53% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2 0905 (exacto)GPT-5 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2 0905 (exacto)GPT-5 Mini
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMoonshotaiOpenAI
ReleasedSep 2025Aug 2025

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5 Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) has cheaper output pricing at $1.90/M tokens.
GPT-5 Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 35.3, compared to Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)'s score of 25.9.
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) has a 262,144 token context window, while GPT-5 Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) does not support vision. GPT-5 Mini supports vision.