Kimi

Kimi K2.5

StrongOpen WeightsReasoningMIT
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Price
Free
Self-host
Intelligence
58
/100
Arena Rank
#30
Overall
Coding Rank
#22
Arena
Downloads
2.4M
HuggingFace

One9Founders Verdictfree

Kimi K2.5 is a strong open-weight model from Kimi. Ranked #30 on Chatbot Arena. Open weights allow self-hosting for zero API cost.

“Open-weight freedom at zero price point.”

Best For

  • ✓complex reasoning tasks
  • ✓code generation
  • ✓self-hosted deployments

Not Great For

  • ✗tool-use workflows

Startup Recommendation

Self-host for maximum savings.

Capabilities

-Function Calling
-Structured Output
-Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
-Audio Input
-Video Input
-Reasoning
-Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#30
Coding
#22
Math
#20
Creative
#46

Security & Compliance

✗SOC 2 Type II
✗GDPR
✗HIPAA
✗Enterprise SSO
✗Audit Logs

DPDP Act (India): Check provider documentation.

India Availability

Check provider website.

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