Is Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.72 vs $3.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or Kimi K2.5?

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

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs Kimi K2.5

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or Kimi K2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Llama 3.1 70B Instruct	Kimi K2.5
Provider	Vercel AI Gateway	Vercel AI Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.72	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$0.72	$3.00
Context window	128K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Jul 2024	Jan 2026

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct details →Kimi K2.5 details →

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