Kimi K2.5 API model profile

Evidence snapshot: 2026-08-12

Kimi K2.5 is a Moonshot AI model profile with a 262,144-token context window. The dated catalog snapshot records text, image modalities and interfaces for coding, prompt caching, reasoning, reasoning controls, structured output.

Kimi K2.5 is available under the Kendr alias kc-kimi-k2.5. Current account availability and customer credit quotes come from Kendr's live public model API and applicable account policy.

Kimi K2.5 accepts text and image and returns text. The snapshot records coding, prompt caching, reasoning, reasoning controls, structured output, text generation, tool calling, tools, vision, and web search as capabilities or interfaces.

The dated reference snapshot lists $0.57 input and $2.85 output per million tokens. Cached input is $0.095 per million tokens. The separately published provider-route reference is $0.60 / $3.

Kimi K2.5 ranked #54 in the cited trailing-7-day third-party catalog usage dataset as of 2026-08-12. Observed within the cited trailing-7-day third-party catalog usage dataset; this is not global AI market share.

Profile data was reviewed for the 2026-08-12 snapshot. Claims retain their source dates, and unavailable fields are shown as unavailable instead of estimated.

Profile facts

Profile type: Kendr API model
Kendr API alias: kc-kimi-k2.5
Model developer: Moonshot AI
Kendr route provider: Moonshot Kimi
Context window: 262K
Snapshot date: 2026-08-12
Reference catalog ID: moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

Context, modalities, and identity

Model developer: Moonshot AI
Kendr route provider: Moonshot Kimi
Context window: 262K
Maximum output: 262,144 tokens
Input modalities: text and image
Output modalities: text
Knowledge cutoff: Not disclosed

Capabilities and supported controls

Capabilities and parameters are reported from the dated catalog and source records; their presence does not guarantee identical behavior across every provider route.

Supported parameters: frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, response_format, seed, stop, structured_outputs, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p

coding
prompt caching
reasoning
reasoning controls
structured output
text generation
tool calling
tools
vision
web search

Dated pricing snapshot

The dated reference snapshot lists $0.57 input and $2.85 output per million tokens. Cached input is $0.095 per million tokens. The separately published provider-route reference is $0.60 / $3.

Reference figures are dated 2026-08-12; the live Kendr quote can differ by selected provider route, context tier, caching, tools, region, and current rate card.

Price date: 2026-08-12
Input: $0.57 per 1M tokens
Cached input: $0.095 per 1M tokens
Output: $2.85 per 1M tokens

Benchmark evidence and limitations

Third-party catalog fields normalized from the cited model dataset; benchmark methodology and coverage differ by source.

Intelligence Index: 36
Coding Index: 46.8
Agentic Index: 21.7

Design Arena category	Elo	Win rate	Rank
androidnative	1147	57.9%	#24
fullstack	1150	54.2%	#20
godotgamedev	1219	59.8%	#9
mobileapps	1201	54.2%	#20
webapps	1175	51.3%	#22
3d	1259	53.1%	#31
asciiart	1206	46.4%	#19
codecategories	1263	54.1%	#29
dataviz	1246	51.3%	#34
gamedev	1247	53.4%	#32
svg	1194	48.4%	#33
uicomponent	1270	53.6%	#30
website	1270	55.2%	#25

Popularity and market context

Third-party catalog rank: #54
Global market share: Not inferred
Observation date: 2026-08-12

OpenAI-compatible API example

This example applies to the published Kendr alias on this hosted profile. Check the live public catalog before use.

curl https://api.kendr.org/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KENDR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"kc-kimi-k2.5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

Frequently asked questions

What is Kimi K2.5?

What context window does Kimi K2.5 have?

The dated profile lists 262K of context and up to 262,144 output tokens. Provider routes, variants, and runtime configuration can impose lower effective limits.

What benchmark evidence is available for Kimi K2.5?

The 2026-08-12 snapshot includes 3 Artificial Analysis indexes and 13 Design Arena categories. Publisher-reported launch results are labeled and are not presented as Kendr measurements; scores from different suites are not treated as interchangeable. Third-party catalog fields normalized from the cited model dataset; benchmark methodology and coverage differ by source.

What is the Kendr API alias for Kimi K2.5?

Use kc-kimi-k2.5 as the model value. The live public model API and signed-in catalog remain authoritative for route availability and customer credit quotes.

How is Kimi K2.5 priced on Kendr?

The dated reference snapshot lists $0.57 input and $2.85 output per million tokens. Cached input is $0.095 per million tokens. The separately published provider-route reference is $0.60 / $3. Kendr applies one 5% markup to configured provider model cost; the live quote and settled routing receipt are authoritative for a request.

Sources and evidence dates

Kimi K2.5 third-party catalog record (catalog, checked 2026-08-12)
Third-party model catalog methodology (methodology, checked 2026-08-12)
Moonshot AI official model documentation (primary, checked 2026-08-12)
Artificial Analysis capability indices methodology (benchmark, checked 2026-08-12)
Design Arena leaderboard and methodology (benchmark, checked 2026-08-12)
Kimi K2.5 provider or route reference (primary, checked 2026-08-12)