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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Qwen-Plus (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Kimi K2 Thinking vs. Qwen-Plus
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Overview

Qwen-Plus was released 9 months before Kimi K2 Thinking.
Kimi K2 ThinkingKimi K2 Thinking
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
MoonshotAI logoMoonshotAI
Qwen logoQwen
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
131.1K
tokens
1M
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
Not specified
tokens
32.8K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
November 6th, 2025
February 1st, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Kimi K2 Thinking
Qwen-Plus
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
OtherQwen
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Proprietary

Pricing

Kimi K2 Thinking is roughly 1.2x more expensive compared to Qwen-Plus for input tokens and roughly 1.7x more expensive for output tokens.
Kimi K2 ThinkingKimi K2 Thinking
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.47
per million tokens
$0.40
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$2.00
per million tokens
$1.20
per million tokens

Benchmarks

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Kimi K2 ThinkingKimi K2 Thinking
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Kimi K2 Thinking and Qwen-Plus unique.
MoonshotAI logoKimi K2 Thinking by MoonshotAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.47/M input and $2.00/M output tokens. Released November 6th, 2025.
Qwen logoQwen-Plus by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Very affordable at $0.40/M input and $1.20/M output tokens. Released February 1st, 2025.

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