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LLMS • CURATED • UPDATED JAN 27, 2026

Kimi K2.5

Moonshot's open-weight multimodal generalist with agent swarms

Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's open-weight multimodal model released January 27, 2026. It supports text, image, and video input, thinking and non-thinking modes, and a 256K context window, with strong performance on agent, coding, and vision tasks. Moonshot announced the kimi-k2.5 API will be retired on August 31, 2026, so production workloads should plan a migration path to K2.6 or K3.

QUICK FACTS

Pricing Freemium
Platforms web, api, local
API Yes
Open Source Yes
Modalities LLMs, Multimodal Reasoning, IDEs & Coding Tools
Best For Best for Open Multimodal Agents
Date Added 2026-01-27

WHY WE PICKED IT

Kimi K2.5 was Moonshot's first widely available open-weight multimodal generalist and remains a notable reference point for the K2 family before K2.6 and K3 arrived.

OFFICIAL LINKS

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PRICING

Freemium Free tier available

Free tier includes limited features. Paid plans unlock full access, higher usage limits, and commercial usage rights.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Is Kimi K2.5 free?

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Kimi K2.5 offers a free tier with optional paid upgrades.

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Does Kimi K2.5 have an API?

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Yes, Kimi K2.5 offers an API for programmatic integration.

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What is Kimi K2.5 best for?

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Kimi K2.5 is best for Open Multimodal Agents. Kimi K2. Kimi K2.5 was Moonshot's first widely available open-weight multimodal generalist and remains a notable reference point for the K2 family before K2.6 and K3 arrived.

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What platforms does Kimi K2.5 support?

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Kimi K2.5 supports web, api, local.

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Is Kimi K2.5 open source?

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Yes, Kimi K2.5 is open source. You can access the source code, contribute, and deploy it on your own infrastructure.

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How do I use Kimi K2.5?

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Kimi K2.5 is a large language model for text generation, analysis, and conversation. Access through the web interface. Enter prompts or questions to get responses.

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