Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3.5-9B
Moonshot AI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 80.6)
- •Qwen3.5-9B is cheaper ($0.04 vs $0.40 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.5-9B is faster
| Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 87.9 | 80.6 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | Open weights |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $0.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.90 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Speed | 35 tok/s | 51 tok/s |
| Released | January 27, 2026 | March 10, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2.5
Qwen3.5-9B
GPQA Diamond
87.9
80.6
Humanity’s Last Exam
29.4
13.3