Model Comparison

Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Kimi K2.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 3.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Kimi K2.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Kimi K2.5 ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2.5 ($2.50/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Kimi K2.5 is more expensive than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerFireworks
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerTogether
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

992.4B diff

Kimi K2.5 has 992.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, making it 13040.6% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
1000.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
7.6Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2.5
7.6B
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Kimi K2.5 accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 7B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Kimi K2.5 can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Kimi K2.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not.

Kimi K2.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Kimi K2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2.5 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Kimi K2.5

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2.5 was released on 2026-01-27, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Kimi K2.5 is 17 months newer than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.

Kimi K2.5

Jan 27, 2026

2 months ago

1.4yr newer
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 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

Provider Availability

Kimi K2.5 is available from Fireworks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is available from Together.

Kimi K2.5

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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Moonshot AI
Larger context window (262,100 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (87.6% vs 36.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (87.1% vs 56.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Kimi K2.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Kimi K2.5 is made by Moonshot AI and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Kimi K2.5 scores AIME 2025: 96.1%, HMMT 2025: 95.4%, InfoVQAtest: 92.6%, OCRBench: 92.3%, MathVista-Mini: 90.1%. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.6%, MT-Bench: 87.5%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MBPP: 79.2%, MATH: 75.5%.
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Kimi K2.5 costs $0.60/M input and $2.50/M output via fireworks. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $0.30/M output via together.
Kimi K2.5 supports 262K tokens and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.60 vs $0.30/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Kimi K2.5 is developed by Moonshot AI and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.