Grok-3 vs Kimi K2.5
xAI vs Moonshot AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 82.6)
- •Kimi K2.5 is cheaper ($0.40 vs $3.00 per 1M input)
- •Grok-3 is faster
- •Kimi K2.5 has a larger context window (262K)
| Grok-3 | Kimi K2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 82.6 | 87.9 |
| Developer | xAI | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M | $0.40 / 1M |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M | $1.90 / 1M |
| Speed | 100 tok/s | 35 tok/s |
| Released | February 17, 2025 | January 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 1T (32B active) |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Grok-3
Kimi K2.5
GPQA Diamond
84.6
87.9
Humanity’s Last Exam
5.1
29.4