Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.6/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2 Thinking costs 4.0x less per token.
Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 4.0× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 79.4x more emoji
Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.6/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Jun 2026 | Nov 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2 Thinking costs 4.0x less per token.
Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 4.0× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 79.4x more emoji