> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.venice.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kimi K2.5 API

> Kimi K2.5 API on Venice: 256K context, $0.56 input and $3.50 output per 1M tokens. Private, with zero data retention. Pricing, specs and code examples.

> [accordion] Plain-text specification
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> ## Kimi K2.5 API
>
> Kimi K2.5 is a large language model by Moonshot AI, available on the Venice API as `kimi-k2-5`. It runs privately, with zero data retention.
>
> Kimi K2.5 is an open reasoning model from Moonshot AI, featuring trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 32B active parameters and a 256K-token context window.
>
> ### Kimi K2.5 API pricing
>
> | Model ID | Variant | Privacy | Price |
> | - | - | - | - |
> | `kimi-k2-5` | Standard | Private | $0.56 / $3.50 per 1M |
>
> ### Kimi K2.5 specifications
>
> | Spec | Value |
> | - | - |
> | Provider | Moonshot AI |
> | Released | Jan 27, 2026 |
> | Privacy | Private |
> | Status | Deprecated, retiring Nov 18, 2026 |
> | Open weights | Yes |
> | Context window | 256K tokens |
> | Max output | 64K tokens |
> | Reasoning effort | none, low, medium, high |
>
> ### How to use the Kimi K2.5 API
>
> Send requests to `POST https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions` with `"model": "kimi-k2-5"` and your API key.
>
> ```bash theme={"system"}
> curl https://api.venice.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
>   -H "Authorization: Bearer $VENICE_API_KEY" \
>   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>   -d '{
>     "model": "kimi-k2-5",
>     "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Explain TEE attestation in two sentences." }],
>     "reasoning_effort": "high"
>   }'
> ```
>
> ### Related models
>
> * [Kimi K3 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/kimi-k3.md): $3.75 / $18.75 per 1M
> * [Kimi K2.6 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/kimi-k2-6.md): $0.75 / $3.50 per 1M
> * [Qwen 3.6 Plus Uncensored API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/qwen-3-6-plus-uncensored.md): $0.625 / $3.75 per 1M
> * [Gemini 3 Flash Preview API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/gemini-3-flash-preview.md): $0.70 / $3.75 per 1M
> * [Grok Build 0.1 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/grok-build-0-1.md): $1.00 / $2.00 per 1M
> * [GLM 5 API](https://docs.venice.ai/models/glm-5.md): $1.00 / $3.20 per 1M


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