Kimi K2.5 vs GPT-5.4 mini Comparison

Comparing Kimi K2.5 and GPT-5.4 mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Kimi K2.5 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, MMMU-Pro, OmniDocBench 1.5), while GPT-5.4 mini is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.0).

Both models are evenly matched across the 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 1.3x cheaper than GPT-5.4 mini ($0.75/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2.5 ($2.50/1M tokens) is 1.8x cheaper than GPT-5.4 mini ($4.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-5.4 mini 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

GPT-5.4 mini

Input tokens$0.75

Output tokens$4.50

Best providerOpenAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GPT-5.4 mini accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Kimi K2.5's 262,100 tokens. Kimi K2.5 can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while GPT-5.4 mini is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Kimi K2.5

Input262,100 tokens

Output262,100 tokens

GPT-5.4 mini

Input400,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Kimi K2.5 and GPT-5.4 mini support multimodal inputs.

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

Kimi K2.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GPT-5.4 mini

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2.5 is licensed under MIT, while GPT-5.4 mini 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

GPT-5.4 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2.5 was released on 2026-01-27, while GPT-5.4 mini was released on 2026-03-17.

GPT-5.4 mini is 2 months newer than Kimi K2.5.

Kimi K2.5

Jan 27, 2026

1 months ago

GPT-5.4 mini

Mar 17, 2026

1 days ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-5.4 mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-08-31, while Kimi K2.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-5.4 mini's training data extends to 2025-08-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K2.5's cutoff date.

Kimi K2.5

—

GPT-5.4 mini

Aug 2025

Provider Availability

Kimi K2.5 is available from Fireworks. GPT-5.4 mini is available from OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.