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kimi-k2.5-thinking vs Kimi K3 (Max)
Kimi K3 (Max) is ahead on Arena (1475 vs 1445): in a blind vote people prefer it about 54% of the time.
kimi-k2.5-thinking1445Arena chat · #62 of 416
Kimi K3 (Max)1475Arena chat · #25 of 416
Arena scores by category
| Category | kimi-k2.5-thinking | Kimi K3 (Max) | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | 1445 | 1475 | Kimi K3 (Max) |
Scores from blind human votes on Arena. A gap under 10 points is too small to call.
Size and where to use them free
| kimi-k2.5-thinking | Kimi K3 (Max) | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | moonshot | moonshot |
| Size | not public | 2779.9 B (105.8 B active) |
| 4-bit download | — | 1686 GB |
| Use it free | Modified MIT license | download and run at home · Kimi K3 license license |
Speed at home
| Hardware | kimi-k2.5-thinking | Kimi K3 (Max) |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3090 | online only | does not fit |
| RTX 4090 | online only | does not fit |
| RTX 5090 | online only | does not fit |
| RX 7900 XTX | online only | does not fit |
| Mac M4 Max 128 GB | online only | does not fit |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128 GB | online only | does not fit |
Estimates at 4-bit with an 8K context, 64 GB of system RAM for offload, calibrated on 44 real llama.cpp tests.
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