Kimi K2.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Comparison

Comparing Kimi K2.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Kimi K2.5 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified, Video-MME), while Gemini 2.5 Pro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K2.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Kimi K2.5 costs less

For input processing, Kimi K2.5 ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.1x cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2.5 ($2.50/1M tokens) is 4.0x cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Pro is more expensive than Kimi K2.5.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Kimi K2.5

Input tokens$0.60

Output tokens$2.50

Best providerFireworks

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input tokens$1.25

Output tokens$10.00

Best providerGoogle

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Kimi K2.5's 262,100 tokens. Kimi K2.5 can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Pro is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Kimi K2.5

Input262,100 tokens

Output262,100 tokens

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Kimi K2.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro support multimodal inputs.

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

Kimi K2.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2.5 is licensed under MIT, while Gemini 2.5 Pro uses a proprietary license.

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

Kimi K2.5

MIT

Open weights

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2.5 was released on 2026-01-27, while Gemini 2.5 Pro was released on 2025-05-20.

Kimi K2.5 is 8 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro.

Kimi K2.5

Jan 27, 2026

1 months ago

8mo newer

Gemini 2.5 Pro

May 20, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Kimi K2.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K2.5's cutoff date.

Kimi K2.5

—

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Jan 2025

Provider Availability

Kimi K2.5 is available from Fireworks. Gemini 2.5 Pro is available from Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.