DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Kimi K2 Thinking vs MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
Too close to call on our weighted score (Kimi K2 Thinking 42, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 41, DeepSeek OCR 2 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.
DeepSeekDeepSeek OCR 2
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.89 / $1.47
- Context8K
Moonshot AIKimi K2 Thinking
42/100- ECI146.0
- Price$0.60 / $2.50
- Context262K
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5-highspeed
41/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Kimi K2 Thinking 42/100, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 41/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek OCR 2 on price and Kimi K2 Thinking for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed $1.05 · Kimi K2 Thinking $1.07 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKimi K2 ThinkingKimi K2 Thinking 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 204,800 · DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 tokens
- Widest inputsDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images · Kimi K2 Thinking: Text · MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | DeepSeek OCR 2 | Kimi K2 Thinking | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 49 | 48 | 49 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 37 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 42/100 | 41/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | DeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek | Kimi K2 ThinkingMoonshot AI | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeedMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 146.0 | — |
| ECI rank | — | #72 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 84.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 83.1% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.89 | $0.60 (best) | $0.60 (best) |
| Output | $1.47 (best) | $2.50 | $2.40 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.03 (best) | $1.07 | $1.05 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 10 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 204,800 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Open |
| API model ID | — | — | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed |
| API providers | 2 | 10 (best) | 7 |
| Released | Jan 27, 2026 | Nov 6, 2025 | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Aug 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
- Kimi K2 Thinking$11.00
- MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed$10.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: DeepSeek OCR 2, Kimi K2 Thinking or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Kimi K2 Thinking 42/100, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed 41/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek OCR 2 on price and Kimi K2 Thinking for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek OCR 2, Kimi K2 Thinking or MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed?
DeepSeek OCR 2 is cheaper at $0.89 input / $1.47 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price); Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (median across 10 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.03 per million tokens for DeepSeek OCR 2 versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed (1× as much) and $1.07 for Kimi K2 Thinking (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. DeepSeek OCR 2 has not been scored yet, Kimi K2 Thinking has an ECI of 146.0 and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek OCR 2, Kimi K2 Thinking and MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek OCR 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K2 Thinking has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed and 8,192 for DeepSeek OCR 2. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192, Kimi K2 Thinking up to 262,144, MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images; Kimi K2 Thinking accepts text; MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed accepts text. DeepSeek OCR 2 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed is the newest, released Feb 13, 2026. DeepSeek OCR 2 came out Jan 27, 2026; Kimi K2 Thinking came out Nov 6, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2 Thinking Aug 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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