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Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.5 Inference Providers

Ranks providers by how quickly the first generated token appears. Providers without enough recent data remain visible after ranked rows.

ModelRun currently ranks first at 0.36 s via modelrun/fp4.

Provider options:
11
Ranked:
11
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.5 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
ModelRunmodelrun/fp4
Time to first token0.36 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.03 s
Response starts
0.36 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.9 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.77%
Context
262.1K
#2Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token0.81 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
8.27 s
Response starts
0.81 s
Output speed
67.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.45 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.25 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.87%
Context
262.1K
#3Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token0.84 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
42.51 s
Response starts
0.84 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.375 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.03 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.64%
Context
262.1K
#4Provider / route
Moonshot AImoonshotai/int4
Time to first token0.96 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
13.15 s
Response starts
0.96 s
Output speed
41.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#5Provider / route
Venicevenice
Time to first token1.07 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.47 s
Response starts
1.07 s
Output speed
113.5 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.56 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
256K
#6Provider / route
Chuteschutes/int4
Time to first token1.26 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
30.67 s
Response starts
1.26 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.44 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#7Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token1.39 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.39 s
Response starts
1.39 s
Output speed
50.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.54 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.7 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.85%
Context
256K
#8Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/int4
Time to first token1.42 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
18.66 s
Response starts
1.42 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.49 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K
#9Provider / route
Phalaphala
Time to first token1.44 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.64 s
Response starts
1.44 s
Output speed
49.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.18%
Context
262.1K
#10Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/int4
Time to first token1.54 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.04 s
Response starts
1.54 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.45 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.25 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.92%
Context
262.1K
#11Provider / route
NovitaAInovita
Time to first token4.11 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
19.26 s
Response starts
4.11 s
Output speed
33.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.57 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.85 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.91%
Context
262.1K

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Kimi K2.5 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token Kimi K2.5 Inference Providers

11 of 11 Kimi K2.5 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. ModelRun leads at 0.36 s via modelrun/fp4. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How response-start time is ranked

The first-token ranking orders endpoints by the recent median time before output begins. This is useful for interactive applications, but it should be read alongside throughput because the first provider to start is not always the first to finish a long answer.

Compare ModelRun with the next option

DeepInfra currently ranks second at 0.81 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Kimi K2.5 has 11 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.