All models
Head to head
Kimi K3 vs Kimi K2.5
Price, context, inputs and filters. No benchmarks theatre.
Kimi K2.5 costs 2× less per message.
Kimi K3 holds 4× more context.
Made by
Moonshot AI
Moonshot AI
Content tier
Open
Open
Intelligence
Brilliant
Brilliant
Estimated price per message
~3.52 credits≈ 28 messages for $1
~1.76 credits≈ 56 messages for $1
Context window
1M tokens≈ 1,613 pages of text in one go
262K tokens≈ 403 pages of text in one go
Reads
Text, Images, Video
Text, Images
Writes
Text
Text
Tool use
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Served via
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
Status
Current
Legacy
A typical message: 16K tokens in, 1.5K out. Short replies cost less. Models served via OpenRouter bill the real provider cost plus our markup, so actual charges vary. 1 credit = $0.01.