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Why use Kimi K2.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Kimi K2.5 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.60/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Kimi K2.5 across 10 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],moonshotai/kimi-k2.5Request example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="moonshotai/kimi-k2.5",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "moonshotai/kimi-k2.5", not the LLMReference slug "kimi-k2-5".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Kimi K2.5 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.60 | $3.00 |
| OpenRouter | $0.44 | $2.00 |
| Together AI | $0.50 | $2.80 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.99 | $4.94 |
| NVIDIA NIM | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.60 |
| Output tokens | $3.00 |
Capabilities
About Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's Kimi model focused on code generation and software engineering. It offers a 256K-token context window and scores 87.9 on GPQA.
FAQ
What does Kimi K2.5 cost on Vercel AI Gateway?
On Vercel AI Gateway, Kimi K2.5 costs $0.6 per 1M input tokens and $3 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Kimi K2.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Kimi K2.5 supports a 262,114 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Kimi K2.5 providers?
Kimi K2.5 is available from 10 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.44/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
What API model ID do I use for Kimi K2.5 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Kimi K2.5?
Kimi K2.5 was created by Moonshot AI as part of the Kimi model family.
Is Kimi K2.5 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is open source under MIT according to the seed data.