Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiniMax M2.5
Compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI against MiniMax M2.5 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 205K, tested across 34 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M2.5Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
2.0× cheaper
MiniMax M2.5
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
MiniMax M2.5 uses 1.5x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M2.5
63%Vocabulary55%
15wSentence Length25w
0.19Hedging0.58
5.2Bold6.0
3.2Lists4.4
0.00Emoji0.01
0.38Headings1.11
0.05Transitions0.16
Based on 14 + 23 text responses
Research
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