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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Skyfall 36B V2

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls

Skyfall 36B V2 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Context Window
Kimi K2 Thinking
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingSkyfall 36B V2Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.47$0.55 Kimi K2 Thinking
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.00$0.80 Skyfall 36B V2
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.14N/A Kimi K2 Thinking
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Skyfall 36B V2 is 28% cheaper overall.

Kimi K2 Thinking Providers

No provider data available

Skyfall 36B V2 Providers

No provider data available

Context & Performance

Context Window

Kimi K2 Thinking
131,072
tokens
Skyfall 36B V2
32,768
tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 75% larger context window.

Speed Performance

Speed benchmarks not available for these models

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2 ThinkingSkyfall 36B V2
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2 ThinkingSkyfall 36B V2
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMoonshotaiThedrummer
ReleasedNov 2025Mar 2025

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

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Skyfall 36B V2 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.47/M tokens. Skyfall 36B V2 has cheaper output pricing at $0.80/M tokens.
Kimi K2 Thinking scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to Skyfall 36B V2's score of N/A.
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window, while Skyfall 36B V2 has a 32,768 token context window.
Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision. Skyfall 36B V2 does not support vision.