DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Kimi K2.5
DeepSeek vs Moonshot AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 73.1)
| DeepSeek VL2 Small | Kimi K2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 73.1 | 87.9 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | Open weights |
| Context window | — | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | — | $0.40 / 1M |
| Output price | — | $1.90 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 35 tok/s |
| Released | December 13, 2024 | January 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 16000000000 | 1T (32B active) |
| Input modalities | — | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | — | Text |