Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025vsKimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is the newer model, released after Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025.
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.3/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Nov 2025 |
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 4.2x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025
Input
$0.30
Output
$2.50
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
4.2× cheaper
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Style Comparison
Similarity
37%
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025 uses 13.5x more emoji
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09-2025
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
53%Vocabulary63%
19wSentence Length15w
0.30Hedging0.19
5.8Bold5.2
3.1Lists3.2
0.14Emoji0.00
0.93Headings0.38
0.22Transitions0.05
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