Kimi K2.5
legacyMoonshot AI · Frontier
Multimodal model with Agent Swarm technology. Superseded by K2.6.
- Strengths
- Multimodal model with Agent Swarm support.
- Best for
- Multimodal agent workflows not yet moved to K2.6.
- Limitations
- Superseded by Kimi K2.6.
Input / 1M
$0.6
Output / 1M
$3.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.1
Context window
256K
Where it sits
6th-cheapest frontier model
by blended $/Mtok among 24 listed frontier models
67% below the frontier median
blended $/Mtok across 24 frontier models
Output costs 5× input
$0.6 in / $3.00 out per 1M
Cached input saves 83%
$0.1 vs $0.6 per 1M fresh
Held flat since launch (Jan 2026)
no blended price change recorded
Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.
Price history
Only one price on record so far — the history chart appears once a price changes.
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | $0.6 | $3.00 | $0.1 | Direct API rate confirmed via Wayback capture of platform.moonshot.ai 2026-04-02 (Cache Hit $0.10 / Input $0.60 / Output $3.00 per MTok) | platform.moonshot.ai |