Is Qwen3-Max-Thinking or Kimi K2.5 cheaper?

Kimi K2.5 is cheaper on output tokens ($3.02 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-Max-Thinking or Kimi K2.5?

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

Qwen3-Max-Thinking vs Kimi K2.5

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

Spec	Qwen3-Max-Thinking	Kimi K2.5
Provider	ZenMux	ZenMux
Input / 1M tokens	$1.20	$0.58
Output / 1M tokens	$6.00	$3.02
Context window	256K	262K
Parameters	—	1T
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jan 2026	Jan 2026

Qwen3-Max-Thinking details →Kimi K2.5 details →

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