Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.5
Compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI against MiMo-V2.5 by Xiaomi, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 34 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiMo-V2.5
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$0.60
3.3× cheaper
MiMo-V2.5
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.00
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 3.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
MiMo-V2.5 uses 100.6x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiMo-V2.5
63%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length17w
0.19Hedging0.64
5.2Bold5.9
3.2Lists2.8
0.00Emoji1.01
0.38Headings1.07
0.05Transitions0.07
Based on 14 + 27 text responses
Research
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