Model introduction
Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's native multimodal open model, supporting image and text input, thinking and fast modes, tools, and agent tasks.
Model capabilities
Specifications come from the cited model material. Catalog tags help identify access features; use the source documentation for exact limits.
Verified specifications
- Official positioning
- Native multimodal open flagship
- Context window
- 256,000 tokens
- Maximum output
- 256,000 tokens
- Input / output
- Text, image / Text
Sources: B.AI Kimi K2.5 model guide
Model pricing and access
Prices are read directly from the MoleAPI console catalog and shown by current billing group and context tier.
Your final charge follows the account group shown in the console.
Live pricing source
Pricing table
USD / 1M tokensStandardx1defaultInput $0.58 · Output $3.045
Input
$0.58 / 1M tokens
Output
$3.045 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.1 / 1M tokens
Discountx0.8discountInput $0.464 · Output $2.436
Input
$0.464 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.436 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.08 / 1M tokens
Relayx0.3relayInput $0.174 · Output $0.9135
Input
$0.174 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.9135 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.03 / 1M tokens
Access protocols
Available billing groups: Standard, Discount, Relay
- openai
- POST
- /v1/chat/completions
- openai-response
- POST
- /v1/responses
- anthropic
- POST
- /v1/messages
- gemini
- POST
- /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent
About kimi-k2.5
This introduction is transcreated for clarity and cross-checked against the cited model material.
Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's native multimodal open model, supporting image and text input, thinking and fast modes, tools, and agent tasks.
Core strengths
- Native vision and text input suit screenshot-driven coding and office work.
- A 256K context and large output support long tasks.
- Thinking and non-thinking modes plus tools allow workload tuning.
Limitations
- Multi-agent cluster features may depend on platform and preview access.
- Very long output and deep reasoning require strict budgets and stop conditions.
Selection and production evaluation
Start a kimi-k2.5 evaluation by mapping its official positioning to real work: Visual programming, long-document and repository analysis, multi-agent collaboration, and professional code generation. The first pass should exercise both its main strength, "Native vision and text input suit screenshot-driven coding and office work.", and its known limitation, "Multi-agent cluster features may depend on platform and preview access.", instead of relying on a single subjective general-chat comparison.
For access, MoleAPI currently lists openai, openai-response, anthropic, gemini protocols and the Standard, Discount, Relay billing groups for this Moonshot model; the default price summary is Input $0.58 / 1M tokens · Output $3.045 / 1M tokens. Pricing, protocols, and groups come from the live catalog, so production planning should still price representative requests using real context length, output size, and cache-hit assumptions.
No independent ranking is shown unless it matches this exact model ID and reasoning profile, so nearby variants are not used as a proxy. Before launch, pin the model ID, prompt, and sample set, then compare task accuracy, structured-output validity, tool-call success, and timeout rates under the same conditions.
The model material on this page was last checked on 2026-07-24. When upstream model cards, context limits, or tool support change, update the cited bilingual facts before changing the recommendation; live MoleAPI price changes remain separate and update from the catalog automatically.
Code examples
These examples use MoleAPI's Responses API endpoint and run after you replace the API key.
curl https://api.moleapi.com/v1/responses \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MOLEAPI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "kimi-k2.5",
"input": "Explain this problem step by step."
}'Frequently asked questions
How is kimi-k2.5 priced?
This page reads prices from the MoleAPI console API and updates with model prices, context tiers, and account groups.
How can I access kimi-k2.5?
Protocols and endpoints come from the supported_endpoint_types field in the MoleAPI model catalog.
How do I switch an existing project to kimi-k2.5?
Keep the MoleAPI API address and key, replace the model parameter with the model ID on this page, then check protocol-specific parameter differences.
Where do the kimi-k2.5 model details come from?
Capabilities and limitations are checked against B.AI and the other cited pages. Pricing and available protocols come only from the MoleAPI console.