Is Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking or QwQ 32B cheaper?

QwQ 32B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.86 vs $2.29 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking or QwQ 32B?

Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking vs QwQ 32B

QwQ 32B is cheaper on output tokens, while Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking offers a larger context window. Choose Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking or QwQ 32B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking	QwQ 32B
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$0.57	$0.29
Output / 1M tokens	$2.29	$0.86
Context window	262K	131K
Parameters	—	33B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Nov 2025	Dec 2024

Moonshot Kimi K2 Thinking details →QwQ 32B details →

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