Kimi K2.5 vs MiniMax-M2.7
Kimi K2.5 comes out ahead, 65 to 61 on our weighted score, though MiniMax-M2.7 is 2.3× cheaper per token.
- Our pick
Moonshot AIKimi K2.5
65/100- ECI148.0
- Price$0.60 / $3.00
- Context262K
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.7
61/100- ECI145.9
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context205K
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Kimi K2.5 is our pick
Kimi K2.5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against MiniMax-M2.7 (61). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. MiniMax-M2.7 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityKimi K2.5Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.5 148.0 · MiniMax-M2.7 145.9
- Lowest priceMiniMax-M2.7MiniMax-M2.7 $0.525 · Kimi K2.5 $1.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKimi K2.5Kimi K2.5 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.7 204,800 tokens
- Widest inputsKimi K2.5Kimi K2.5: Text, Images, Video · MiniMax-M2.7: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 76 | 73 |
| Price | 25% | 46 | 63 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 10% | 37 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 61/100 |
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| Specification | Kimi K2.5Moonshot AI | MiniMax-M2.7MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 148.0 (best) | 145.9 |
| ECI rank | #58 of 148 (best) | #73 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 87.6% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 92.2% | — |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 73.8% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 34.3% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.60 | $0.30 (best) |
| Output | $3.00 | $1.20 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.20 | $0.525 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 21 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 204,800 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Open |
| API model ID | — | MiniMax-M2.7 |
| API providers | 21 | 29 (best) |
| Released | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | — |
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- Kimi K2.5$12.00
- MiniMax-M2.7$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Kimi K2.5 or MiniMax-M2.7?
Kimi K2.5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against MiniMax-M2.7 (61). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. MiniMax-M2.7 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.5 or MiniMax-M2.7?
MiniMax-M2.7 is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). Kimi K2.5 costs $0.60 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (median across 21 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for MiniMax-M2.7 versus $1.20 for Kimi K2.5 (2.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Kimi K2.5 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.5 148.0 (#58 of 148) and MiniMax-M2.7 145.9 (#73 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (146.5–149.3 vs 138.2–148.0), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.7 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Kimi K2.5 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K2.5 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7. Maximum output per response: Kimi K2.5 up to 262,144, MiniMax-M2.7 up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Kimi K2.5 accepts text, images and video; MiniMax-M2.7 accepts text. Kimi K2.5 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
MiniMax-M2.7 is the newest, released Mar 18, 2026. Kimi K2.5 came out Jan 27, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2.5 Jan 2025.
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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