Is Kimi K2.5 or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct cheaper?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($1.50 vs $3.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi K2.5 or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?

Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Kimi K2.5 or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi K2.5	Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Provider	Jalapeno Cloud	Jalapeno Cloud
Input / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$3.00	$1.50
Context window	262K	129K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jan 2026	Sep 2025

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