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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Hermes 4 405B
Side-by-side specs, pricing & capabilities · Updated April 2026
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K Kimi K2 Thinking | H Hermes 4 405B | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Moonshot AI | Nous Research |
| OpenTools Score | ||
| Family | Kimi | Hermes |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Release Date | Nov 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Context Window | 262K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input Price | $0.60/M tokens | $1.00/M tokens |
| Output Price | $2.50/M tokens | $3.00/M tokens |
| Pricing Notes | Cache read: $0.1500/M tokens | — |
| Capabilities | textcodeextended-thinking | textcode |
| Max Output | 262K tokens | — |
| API Identifier | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | nousresearch/hermes-4-405b |
| View Kimi K2 Thinking | View Hermes 4 405B |
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| Model | Input | Output | Total / mo | vs Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2 ThinkingCheapest | $0.60 | $1.25 | $1.85 | — |
| Hermes 4 405B | $1.00 | $1.50 | $2.50 | +35% |
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking is a large language model from Moonshot AI. Supports up to 262,144 token context window. Available from $0.60/M input tokens.
Nous Research
Hermes 4 405B
Hermes 4 405B is a large language model from Nous Research. Supports up to 131,072 token context window. Available from $1.00/M input tokens.
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