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

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($1.60 vs $3.00 per 1M).

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

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

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct vs Kimi K2.5

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

Spec	Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct	Kimi K2.5
Provider	Vercel AI Gateway	Vercel AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.40	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$1.60	$3.00
Context window	131K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Jan 2026

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct details →Kimi K2.5 details →

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