Kimi K2vsNova Premier 1.0
Kimi K2 is cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 at $0.57/M vs $2.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi K2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.57/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.3/M tokens | $12.5/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 65.8% | 42.4% |
Our Verdict
Kimi K2
Nova Premier 1.0
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Kimi K2 costs 5.4x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi K2
Input
$0.57
4.4× cheaper
Output
$2.30
5.4× cheaper
Nova Premier 1.0
Input
$2.50
Output
$12.50
Kimi K2 is cheaper on both — 4.4× input, 5.4× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
43%
Kimi K2 uses 68.5x more emoji
Kimi K2
Nova Premier 1.0
63%Vocabulary56%
19wSentence Length39w
0.35Hedging0.90
4.2Bold4.3
3.6Lists5.9
0.68Emoji0.00
0.61Headings0.54
0.06Transitions0.21
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