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Kimi K2.5 vs Palmyra X5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Kimi K2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode

Palmyra X5 wins:

  • Larger context window
Price Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Context Window
Palmyra X5
Speed
Kimi K2.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureKimi K2.5Palmyra X5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyKimi K2.5Palmyra X5
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMoonshotaiWriter
ReleasedJan 2026Jan 2026

Kimi K2.5 Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Palmyra X5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2.5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.38/M tokens. Kimi K2.5 has cheaper output pricing at $1.72/M tokens.
Kimi K2.5 has a 262,144 token context window, while Palmyra X5 has a 1,040,000 token context window.
Kimi K2.5 supports vision. Palmyra X5 does not support vision.