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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Palmyra X5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2 Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Has reasoning mode

Palmyra X5 wins:

  • Larger context window
Price Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2 Thinking
Context Window
Palmyra X5
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2 ThinkingPalmyra X5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2 ThinkingPalmyra X5
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMoonshotaiWriter
ReleasedNov 2025Jan 2026

Kimi K2 Thinking Modalities

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Output
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Palmyra X5 Modalities

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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.47/M tokens. Kimi K2 Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Kimi K2 Thinking has a 131,072 token context window, while Palmyra X5 has a 1,040,000 token context window.
Kimi K2 Thinking does not support vision. Palmyra X5 does not support vision.