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DeepSeek: R1 0528 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: R1 0528 and MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto). Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads overall

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads in price and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) remains competitive with advantages in context window.

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 0528

Budget-conscious workflowsMulti-modal tasksLong-form content generation

Best for with MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

Long document processing

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: R1 0528 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Provider DeepSeek Kimi / Moonshot AI
Input price $0.45/M $0.60/M
Output price $2/M $3/M
Context window 164K 262K
Max output 66K N/A
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Released May 28, 2025 Sep 4, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

$2/M tokens

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

$3/M tokens

Context Window

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

164K tokens

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

262K tokens

Capabilities

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

2/4

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

1/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: R1 0528 leads

DeepSeek: R1 0528

66K tokens

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

N/A

Recency

DeepSeek: R1 0528

May 2025

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

Sep 2025

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