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KimiReleased November 6, 2025Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi · Released November 6, 2025
Intelligence score
33
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 33
- Speed
- 160.2tokens/sec
- Latency
- 1.26stime to first token
- Input price
- $0.60per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $2.50per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 260Ktokens
- Parameters
- 32billions
Summary
Comparison summary
Kimi K2 Thinking scores 33 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25). Kimi K2 Thinking generates output at 160.2 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is well above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s). Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $2.20), based on the median across providers serving the model.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|
| Provider | Kimi |
| Release date | November 6, 2025 |
| Intelligence score | 33 |
| Speed | 160.2 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.26s |
| Input price | $0.60 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 260,000 tokens |
| Parameters | 32B |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | Yes |
| License | Modified MIT License |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: kimi-k2-thinking |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking, as listed in the catalog record
- Input$0.60
- Output$2.50
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.60 |
| Output | $2.50 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: kimi-k2-thinking
FAQ · 20
Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2 Thinking was released on November 6, 2025.
Kimi K2 Thinking was created by Kimi.
Kimi K2 Thinking scores 33 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25).
Kimi K2 Thinking generates output at 160.2 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is well above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s).
Kimi K2 Thinking has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.26s (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is very competitive compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 2.01s).
Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $2.20), based on the median across providers serving the model.
Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.79 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
Yes, Kimi K2 Thinking is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
Kimi K2 Thinking supports text input.
Kimi K2 Thinking supports text output.
No, Kimi K2 Thinking does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, Kimi K2 Thinking is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
Kimi K2 Thinking has a context window of 260k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Kimi K2 Thinking is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Kimi K2 Thinking has 1 trillion parameters (32 billion active).
Kimi K2 Thinking is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 1 trillion total parameters, but only 32 billion active parameters are used during inference.
Kimi K2 Thinking is released under the Modified MIT License license. This license allows commercial use.
Kimi K2 Thinking achieves a score of 33 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Kimi K2 Thinking is available via API through 6 providers.
Kimi K2 Thinking is available through 6 API providers.