Kimi K2.5 vs Nova 2 Lite
Moonshot AI vs Amazon — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 82.1)
- •Nova 2 Lite is cheaper ($0.30 vs $0.40 per 1M input)
- •Nova 2 Lite is faster
- •Nova 2 Lite has a larger context window (1M)
| Kimi K2.5 | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 87.9 | 82.1 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Amazon |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $0.30 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.90 / 1M | $2.50 / 1M |
| Speed | 35 tok/s | 229 tok/s |
| Released | January 27, 2026 | December 2, 2025 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2.5
Nova 2 Lite
GPQA Diamond
87.9
81.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
29.4
10.9