Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 offers 168.6K more tokens in context window than Kimi K2 Thinking. Kimi K2 Thinking is $145.00 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5, released by OpenAI on August 7, 2025, is a large language model that combines direct generation and extended reasoning in a single unified system with a built-in routing mechanism. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, native multimodal support (text, image, audio, video), and demonstrated strong results across coding, mathematics, visual understanding, and health benchmarks at release. GPT-5 targets complex multi-step tasks including advanced coding, mathematical problem solving, and long-context analysis.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking, released by Moonshot AI on November 6, 2025, is a reasoning-focused variant of Kimi K2 with 1 trillion total parameters and 32 billion active parameters, featuring extended chain-of-thought processing for complex problem solving. It builds on K2's agentic coding strengths with additional capabilities for mathematical and scientific reasoning. Kimi K2 Thinking targets open-source deployments requiring deep, deliberate reasoning across coding and analytical domains.
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GPT-5
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Kimi K2 Thinking
Moonshot AI
2025-11-06
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GPT-5
Kimi K2 Thinking
Context window and performance specifications
GPT-5
2025-05
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5
OpenAI
Kimi K2 Thinking
GPT-5
Kimi K2 Thinking
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Moonshot AI