Kimi K2.5 is Faster in Kilo Code
It delivers strong performance in general reasoning, visual coding, and agentic tool-calling.
Experience blazing fast AI-powered coding
Moonshot AIKimi K2.5
Moonshot's brand new AI model that does exceptionally well across various coding benchmarks. Provides "visual agentic intelligence" with strong front-end coding capabilities.
Why try Kimi K2.5?
A powerful AI model with exceptional speed and coding capabilities.
Blazing Fast Performance
Kimi K2.5 delivers exceptional speed, helping you iterate faster and ship code quicker.
Strong General Reasoning
Excels at understanding complex problems and providing thoughtful, well-reasoned solutions.
Exceptional Coding Performance
Kimi K2.5 excels across various coding benchmarks, delivering high-quality code generation.
Visual Coding Excellence
Moonshot describes Kimi K2.5 as providing "visual agentic intelligence" with strong front-end capabilities.
Agentic Tool-Calling
Powerful tool-calling capabilities enable Kimi K2.5 to effectively use tools and complete complex tasks.
All-in-One Platform
One extension, 500+ AI models. Use Kimi K2.5 alongside Claude, GPT, Gemini, and more.
Open Source
Kilo Code is free and open source. Inspect the code, contribute, or fork it.
Trusted by developers at the world's most innovative companies
How to use Kimi K2.5 in Kilo Code
Get started in minutes
Install Kilo Code
Add Kilo Code extension to VS Code, JetBrains IDE, or use the CLI.
Create a Kilo Cloud account
Sign up at app.kilo.ai - it takes less than a minute.
Select Kimi K2.5
Choose "Moonshot: Kimi K2.5" from the model picker.
Start coding faster
Experience the speed and performance of Kimi K2.5 in your workflow.
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