Kimi K2.5 vs MiniMax M2.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Kimi K2.5 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Release Date | January 26, 2026 | December 22, 2025 |
| Parameters | 1.0T | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | — | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | — | 100K |
| Input Price / 1M | — | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | — | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| MMLU-Pro | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Kimi K2.5
MiniMax M2.1
GPQA0.9 vs 0.8
0.9
0.8
MMLU-Pro0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
Verdict
Kimi K2.5 leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Kimi K2.5 — 0.9, MiniMax M2.1 — 0.9.
Recency
Kimi K2.5 is newer: released 1/26/2026 vs 12/22/2025.
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