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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B

Kimi K2 Thinking (Moonshot AI) and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B (Ornith Ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 20 August 2026

As of 20 August 2026, Kimi K2 Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#32 vs #33); and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Kimi K2 Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #32 against #33 (59.0 vs 58.3 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.

Choose Ornith 1.5 35B A3B if…

  • you want to self-host: Ornith 1.5 35B A3B ships open weights while Kimi K2 Thinking is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Ornith 1.5 35B A3B was listed 18 August 2026, Kimi K2 Thinking 6 November 2025.

Kimi K2 Thinking vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Kimi K2 Thinking and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
FieldKimi K2 ThinkingMoonshot AIOrnith 1.5 35B A3BOrnith Ai
ModelCap Index position#32#33
Index score59.058.3
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.60Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$2.50Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens100K—
API providers listed20
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed6 November 202518 August 2026
PublisherMoonshot AIOrnith Ai

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · start rank interpolated from the launch card's own comparison table against resolved catalogue peers, discounted for measured cross-lab optimism. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Kimi K2 Thinking vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Kimi K2 Thinking or Ornith 1.5 35B A3B has a published result
BoardKimi K2 ThinkingOrnith 1.5 35B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14861481–1492Turbo—Only one result
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)63.4%Thinking—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis33.5intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Kimi K2 Thinking vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B: common questions

Is Kimi K2 Thinking better than Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

Kimi K2 Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 20 August 2026: #32 against #33. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Kimi K2 Thinking cheaper than Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Kimi K2 Thinking or Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 Thinking or Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Kimi K2 Thinking and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B open-weight models?

Kimi K2 Thinking: Restricted license. Ornith 1.5 35B A3B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Kimi K2 Thinking and Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Kimi K2 Thinking and 0 for Ornith 1.5 35B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Kimi K2 Thinking vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 20 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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