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Kimi K2.5 vs Grok 4.5

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MoonshotAIKimi K2.5

MoonshotAI's native multimodal model with state-of-the-art visual coding.

80256K ctx$0.38/$2.02 per M#25/92
xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
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MoonshotAIKimi K2.5
Reasoning
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper
Capability
CapabilityECI80.3
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Expert-Level24.4%Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding73.8%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks43.2%Novel Reasoning11.8%
xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Expert-Level—Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Competition Math97.8%
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%Novel Reasoning—
Specs
MoonshotAIKimi K2.5
256K
Context
16K
Max output
Jan 2026
Released
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
MoonshotAIKimi K2.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
MoonshotAIKimi K2.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$0.38/M tokens
Output$2.02/M tokens
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Kimi K2.5 vs Grok 4.5▼

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Grok 4.5 scores higher (88.5 vs 80.3). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Kimi K2.5 has a lower blended cost. Kimi K2.5: $0.38 input / $2.02 output. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Kimi K2.5 or Grok 4.5?

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Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: Kimi K2.5 supports 256K tokens vs Grok 4.5 at 500K tokens.

Do both Kimi K2.5 and Grok 4.5 support vision?

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Yes, both Kimi K2.5 and Grok 4.5 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Kimi K2.5 and Grok 4.5?

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Key differences: Grok 4.5 has a notably higher capability index (8.2 point gap); Kimi K2.5 is significantly cheaper. 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 Kimi K2.5 and Grok 4.5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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