Kimi K3vsMiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper than Kimi K3 at $0.3/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi K3 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $1.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 205K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Our Verdict
Kimi K3
MiniMax M2.5Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi K3 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
MiniMax M2.5 costs 13x less per token.
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi K3
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
MiniMax M2.5
Input
$0.30
10× cheaper
Output
$1.20
13× cheaper
MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 13× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
Kimi K3 uses 53.4x more emoji
Kimi K3
MiniMax M2.5
58%Vocabulary55%
21wSentence Length25w
0.46Hedging0.58
3.6Bold6.0
3.4Lists4.4
0.78Emoji0.01
0.89Headings1.11
0.17Transitions0.16
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