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Kimi-K2.5

Kimi-K2.5 is an open-weight vision-language model published by Moonshot AI.

moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5
Statusactive
InputText, Image
OutputText
Context256K
Total / active parameters1T / 32B
Licenseother
APIYes
Open weights / self-hostYes / Yes

This page represents one immutable developer model ID. Serving endpoints, pricing, regions, quantizations, and service tiers attach separately and never create duplicate model records.

Provider availability

Serving endpoints and pricing

ProviderRoute modelTierInputOutputRegionObservedSource
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5Standard routing$0.60$3.00UnknownAug 28, 2026Provider-reported

Technical specification

Developer model IDmoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5
VersionKimi-K2.5
ReleasedJan 27, 2026
ArchitectureKimiK25ForConditionalGeneration
Maximum outputUnknown
Knowledge cutoffNot reported

Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
ReasoningYes
VisionYes
Tool callingYes

Version lineage

PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorsUnknown
Aliasesmoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5, moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5

Explicit unknowns

  • Maximum output
  • Knowledge cutoff

Comparable peers

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Questions

Kimi-K2.5 FAQs

What is Kimi-K2.5?+

Kimi-K2.5 is an open-weight vision-language model published by Moonshot AI. It is developed by Moonshot AI and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.

What inputs and outputs does Kimi-K2.5 support?+

Kimi-K2.5's current record lists Text and Image as input and Text as output.

How much context does Kimi-K2.5 support?+

The current record lists a 262,144-token context window and does not report a maximum output length.

Is Kimi-K2.5 available through an API?+

Kimi-K2.5 is marked as API-available. The directly sourced provider records currently include OpenRouter.

How large is Kimi-K2.5?+

The current record lists 1T total parameters and 32B active parameters. Its architecture is KimiK25ForConditionalGeneration.

What capabilities and tasks does Kimi-K2.5 support?+

Kimi-K2.5's recorded capabilities are chat, generation, reasoning, and tools. Its supported tasks are embedding, image, and text.

Can Kimi-K2.5 be self-hosted?+

Kimi-K2.5 is an open-weight model. Self-hosting is supported, and the recorded license is other.

Does Kimi-K2.5 have related versions or aliases?+

No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5.

Which models can Kimi-K2.5 be compared with?+

The current compatible peer set includes Kimi-K2.6, Kimi-K3, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B, and Kimi-K2-Thinking. Compatibility requires shared sourced modalities and tasks; it does not imply that one model is better. Browse model comparisons

How current is the Model Markets record for Kimi-K2.5?+

Kimi-K2.5 was last verified Aug 28, 2026 from Moonshot AI's primary source, “moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 developer model repository.” The evidence is classified as official fact.

Primary evidence

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