Claude 3 Haiku vs Kimi K2.5 Comparison

Comparing Claude 3 Haiku and Kimi K2.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K2.5 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Kimi K2.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.4x cheaper than Kimi K2.5 ($0.60/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Kimi K2.5 ($2.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Kimi K2.5 is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Haiku

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.25

Best providerAnthropic

Kimi K2.5

Input tokens$0.60

Output tokens$2.50

Best providerFireworks

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Kimi K2.5 accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Kimi K2.5 can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Claude 3 Haiku is limited to 200,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Kimi K2.5

Input262,100 tokens

Output262,100 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Kimi K2.5 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Kimi K2.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Kimi K2.5 uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Kimi K2.5

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Kimi K2.5 was released on 2026-01-27.

Kimi K2.5 is 23 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Kimi K2.5

Jan 27, 2026

1 months ago

1.9yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Kimi K2.5 is available from Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.