Is Kimi K2.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct cheaper?

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.66 vs $2.85 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Kimi K2.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct?

Kimi K2.5 has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Kimi K2.5 vs Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct

Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Kimi K2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Kimi K2.5 or Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Kimi K2.5	Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct
Provider	Weights & Biases	Weights & Biases
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$0.17
Output / 1M tokens	$2.85	$0.66
Context window	262K	64K
Parameters	1T	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Jan 2026	Jan 2025

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