# Kimi K2.5 API

Kimi K2.5 is Moonshot AI's native multimodal, agentic model, a mixture-of-experts with 1T total and 32B active parameters, served on Seedrise with a 256K-token context window and up to 16K output tokens; list price $0.62 in / $3.09 out per 1M tokens, provider list as at 1 November 2026.

- Provider: Moonshot AI
- Model ID: kimi-k2.5
- Type: Chat
- Region: AU (can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request)
- Context window: 256,000 tokens
- Max output: 16,000 tokens
- Modalities: text, vision, tools, reasoning
- Endpoints: OpenAI Chat Completions https://api.seedrise.ai/v1
- Prices checked: 1 November 2026

## Provider list price

Provider list price as at 1 November 2026, per 1M tokens. AUD at a reference rate of 1 USD = 1.53 AUD; invoices use the rate on the day.

| Token type | USD | AUD |
|---|---:|---:|
| Input | 0.62 | 0.95 |
| Output | 3.09 | 4.73 |
| Cached input | Rates on request | Rates on request |

Your Seedrise rate is quoted per account against this list price. Request a rate card: https://seedrise.ai/contact?model=kimi-k2.5

Pinning to an Australian region carries the provider's regional premium on top of the list price shown.

Moonshot AI plans to retire the K2 series from its own API by the end of December 2026; the Australian-region deployment has a separate lifecycle, with end of life not before 27 January 2027. Marked AU: can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request.

## Strengths

- Can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request
- Thinking and Instant modes in one model
- Text and image input, with code generation from visual specifications such as UI designs
- Interleaved thinking and multi-step tool calls

## Typical use cases

- Australian workloads that need a Kimi model with in-region inference
- Turning UI mock-ups and screenshots into front-end code
- Agentic workflows with tool calls under residency requirements
- Multilingual chat and drafting

## Quickstart

A first request with curl. Replace sk-... with your Seedrise key.

```bash
curl https://api.seedrise.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-k2.5","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
```

OpenAI SDK, Python:

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.seedrise.ai/v1", api_key="sk-...")

r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="kimi-k2.5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this contract in three bullets."}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)
```

## Where it runs

AU: Can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request. Pinning is set per key, not per request.

## Related models

- [Kimi K3.1 Pro](https://seedrise.ai/models/kimi-k3.1-pro): US$2.00 input · US$10.00 output per 1M tokens, Global
- [DeepSeek V3.2](https://seedrise.ai/models/deepseek-v3.2): US$0.64 input · US$1.91 output per 1M tokens, AU
- [Mistral Large 4](https://seedrise.ai/models/mistral-large-4): US$0.70 input · US$2.10 output per 1M tokens, Global
- [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-3.8-flash): US$0.75 input · US$3.75 output per 1M tokens, Global

## FAQ

### What is the model ID for Kimi K2.5?

Use kimi-k2.5 as the model field, with no vendor prefix, on the OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://api.seedrise.ai/v1. GET /v1/models returns the IDs your key can call.

### How does the Seedrise rate for Kimi K2.5 compare to the list price?

Moonshot AI's list price as at 1 November 2026 is US$0.62 per 1M input tokens and US$3.09 per 1M output tokens. Seedrise quotes rates per account against the provider's published list price for the same routing. Volume and committed tiers sit below list. Australian-region routing carries the provider's regional premium.

### What is the context window and max output of Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 has a context window of 256,000 tokens and a maximum output of 16,000 tokens, per the provider documentation checked on 1 November 2026.

### Can Kimi K2.5 run in Australia?

Yes. Kimi K2.5 can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request. Pinning is set per key, not per request, and carries the provider's regional premium.

### Is Kimi K2.5 being retired?

Moonshot AI has announced that the K2 series leaves its own API by the end of December 2026. The Australian-region deployment Seedrise serves has an end-of-life date not before 27 January 2027, and we will give written notice before any change.

### Does Kimi K2.5 accept video on Seedrise?

No. The Australian-region deployment accepts text and image input. For video input, Kimi K3.1 Pro on global routing accepts both images and video.

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Source: https://seedrise.ai/models/kimi-k2.5