Is Phi-4-mini-instruct or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?

Phi-4-mini-instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.35 vs $2.85 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Phi-4-mini-instruct or Kimi K2.5?

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

Phi-4-mini-instruct vs Kimi K2.5

Phi-4-mini-instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Phi-4-mini-instruct or Kimi K2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Phi-4-mini-instruct	Kimi K2.5
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.08	$0.50
Output / 1M tokens	$0.35	$2.85
Context window	128K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2024	Jan 2026

Phi-4-mini-instruct details →Kimi K2.5 details →

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