Model Comparison

v2.0

Price Data Last Verified: March 21, 2026

DeepSeek V3 vs Kimi K2.5: AI API Cost Comparison (2026)

This page compares per-token pricing and context limits for DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5using a standard scenario of 10,000 input tokens and 10,000 output tokens.

Model A

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek

Input / 1M
$0.27
Output / 1M
$1.10
Context Window
64K

Model B

Kimi K2.5

Moonshot AI

Input / 1M
$0.55
Output / 1M
$2.90
Context Window
200K

Cost Breakdown Table

ModelInput CostOutput CostTotal Cost
DeepSeek V3$0.0027$0.011$0.0137
Kimi K2.5$0.0055$0.029$0.0345

Verdict

High Volume

Best pick: DeepSeek V3 for a 2,000,000 in /2,000,000 out workload.

Low Budget

Best pick: DeepSeek V3 for a 10,000 in /10,000 out request profile.

About the Methodology

Cost estimates are generated from published input and output token rates for each provider. We apply identical token scenarios to both models in this comparison, so the result reflects price differences only. Pricing values are reviewed weekly against official API documentation and updated when changes are verified.