Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2.5
Both have similar output pricing, while Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite offers a larger context window. Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MoonshotAI | |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Parameters | — | 1T |
| Open weights | — | Yes |
| Released | — | Jan 2026 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1435 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | 1440 | 1436 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | 1268 | 1269 |
| GPQA Diamond score | 83.3 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | 145 | 148 |
| LiveBench score | — | 69.2 |
| SWE-bench Verified score | — | 70.8 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual score | — | 67.3 |
FAQ
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.5 have comparable output pricing.
Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.5?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.