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ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Kimi-k1.5

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.5.

Baidu · Moonshot AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.5, ranking #13 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 52.3 and ranks #13 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Kimi-k1.5

  • you are already invested in the Moonshot AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Baidu
Kimi-k1.5
Moonshot AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
52.3
#13
16.5
#264
Reasoning
50.7
#12
15.9
#261
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.28 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.13 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
—

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview · 9 for Kimi-k1.5

No common benchmarks found

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Kimi-k1.5don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Moonshot AI
Kimi-k1.5
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Kimi-k1.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview does not.

Kimi-k1.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Kimi-k1.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Kimi-k1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview was released on 2026-11-11, while Kimi-k1.5 was released on 2025-01-20.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is 22 months newer than Kimi-k1.5.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1.8yr newer
Kimi-k1.5

Jan 20, 2025

1.8 years ago

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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Kimi-k1.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
✓ Preferred
Kimi-k1.5
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FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Kimi-k1.5.

Which is better, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview or Kimi-k1.5?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 16.5. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is made by Baidu and Kimi-k1.5 is made by Moonshot AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview compare to Kimi-k1.5 in benchmarks?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview scores BrowseComp: 87.4%, DRACO: 84.9%, MCP Atlas: 84.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 71.2%, OfficeQA Pro: 67.9%. Kimi-k1.5 scores MATH-500: 96.2%, CLUEWSC: 91.4%, C-Eval: 88.3%, MMLU: 87.4%, IFEval: 87.2%.

What are the context window sizes for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Kimi-k1.5?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview supports 1.0M tokens and Kimi-k1.5 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Kimi-k1.5?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (52.3 vs 16.5), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Kimi-k1.5?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is developed by Baidu and Kimi-k1.5 is developed by Moonshot AI.

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