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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Kimi K2 (0905)

At a glance

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92

September 2025 checkpoint of Kimi K2 with improved capabilities.

262K ctx$0.60/$2.50 per M
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7Provisional
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science90.5%Factual Recall25.0%
Math
Competition Math94.7%
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:OpenRouter
Cheaper73%
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
262K
Context
100K
Max output
Sep 2025
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input70%$0.60/M tokens
Output75%$2.50/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5 vs Kimi K2 (0905)▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5 and Kimi K2 (0905) are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

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Kimi K2 (0905) has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. Kimi K2 (0905): $0.60 input / $2.50 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1M tokens vs Kimi K2 (0905) at 262K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5 and Kimi K2 (0905) support vision?

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Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision/image input, but Kimi K2 (0905) does not.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5 and Kimi K2 (0905)?

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Key differences: Kimi K2 (0905) is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision input; only Claude Sonnet 5 offers extended reasoning mode. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5 and Kimi K2 (0905) for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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