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  5. Kimi K2 0905vsSherlock Dash Alpha
Updated Nov 2025

Kimi K2 0905vsSherlock Dash Alpha

Sherlock Dash Alpha is the newer model, released after Kimi K2 0905.

Kimi K2 0905 and Sherlock Dash Alpha compared across 35 shared prompts
SpecKimi K2 0905Sherlock Dash Alpha
Input price$0.6/M tokens—
Output price$2.5/M tokens—
Context window262K tokens—
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Nov 2025
Our Verdict
Kimi K2 0905
Kimi K2 0905
Sherlock Dash Alpha
Sherlock Dash Alpha

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Kimi K2 0905
Input
$0.60
Output
$2.50
Sherlock Dash Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

1 host

Kimi K2 09051 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitafp8$0.60 in·$2.50 out·262k·100% up
Sherlock Dash Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
64%

Kimi K2 0905 uses 6.8x more emoji

Kimi K2 0905
Sherlock Dash Alpha
65%Vocabulary72%
21wSentence Length11w
0.16Hedging0.12
2.8Bold5.2
3.0Lists4.7
0.11Emoji0.02
0.69Headings0.97
0.06Transitions0.32
Based on 28 + 14 text responses
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