DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Kimi K2 Thinking
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro by DeepSeek against Kimi K2 Thinking by Moonshot AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Kimi K2 ThinkingRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
Kimi K2 Thinking
Input
$0.60
2.9× cheaper
Output
$2.50
1.4× cheaper
Kimi K2 Thinking is cheaper on both — 2.9× input, 1.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
28%
DeepSeek V4 Pro uses 3.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Kimi K2 Thinking
57%Vocabulary57%
18wSentence Length26w
0.52Hedging0.36
3.3Bold5.8
2.3Lists6.0
0.04Emoji0.00
0.45Headings0.56
0.15Transitions0.06
Based on 27 + 14 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
