Xiaomi's 309B MoE with a 256K contextAlternative to
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GPT-5.2Open source alternatives to Kimi K2.5
2 open source tools do the job of Kimi K2.5. The most starred is MiMo-V2-Flash, with 1.4k stars. Verified on GitHub. About Kimi K2.5
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Questions about alternatives to Kimi K2.5
What is the best open source alternative to Kimi K2.5?
By GitHub stars it is MiMo-V2-Flash, with 1,400 stars and a commit on 29 Oct. Xiaomi's 309B MoE with a 256K context.
Is there a free alternative to Kimi K2.5?
Yes. The code of all 2 is public under MIT, so you can use them with no licence fee. Running one yourself costs the server and your time to look after it, and some makers also sell a hosted plan.
Which Kimi K2.5 alternatives can I host on my own server?
All 2: MiMo-V2-Flash and DeepSeek-V3.2. Each tool's page says what it needs to run.
Which ones are still being worked on?
All 1 we track had a commit in the last 30 days, among them MiMo-V2-Flash. A recent commit shows the project is kept up, not that it will stay that way.
What licences do they use?
MIT (2). MIT, BSD and Apache let you change and reuse the code freely.
What do I lose by leaving Kimi K2.5?
The hosting. Kimi K2.5's maker runs the servers for you; with an open source tool the updates, backups, security fixes and support are yours, unless you take the maker's hosted plan. Features differ too, so check what each one imports and exports before you move your data.