Kimi k2: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Moonshot AI's Kimi k2 and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Kimi k2 is of higher quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.824 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 57.
Price:Kimi k2 is cheaper compared to average with a price of $1.07 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Kimi k2 Input token price: $0.60, Output token price: $2.50 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Kimi k2 Input token price: $0.60, Output token price: $2.50 per 1M Tokens.
Kimi k2 is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 16.4 tokens per second.
Latency:Kimi k2 has a lower latency compared to average, taking 1.86s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Kimi k2 has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 130k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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