KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 vs LongCat-2.0
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 is 0.3% cheaper on blended cost ($1.30 vs $1.30/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Kwaipilot
|
LongCat-2.0Intro price
by Meituan
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current coding | Current coding Open weights |
| Released | Jul 10, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.741/Mtok | $0.750/Mtok |
| Output | $2.96/Mtok | $2.95/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $1.30/Mtok | $1.30/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.148/Mtok | $0.015/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 256K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: n/a / Artificial Analysis, Meituan model card | ||
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.9 vendor |
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | — | 33.9 |
| AA Agentic Index | — | 21.8 |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | — | -23.4 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Kwaipilot — $0.741/$2.96/Mtok
|
Meituan — $0.750/$2.95/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 | LongCat-2.0 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $1.3 | $1.3 | $0 (0%) |
| 10M tokens | $12.97 | $13 | $0.03 (0.2%) |
| 100M tokens | $129.67 | $130 | $0.33 (0.3%) |
| 1000M tokens | $1296.75 | $1300 | $3.25 (0.3%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 if…
- cost dominates: $1.30/Mtok blended vs $1.30 — 0.3% less on the same 50/50 token mix
Pick LongCat-2.0 if…
- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.015/Mtok — 98% off its list input price
- you want open weights — self-host it, fine-tune it, or exit the API entirely; KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 is closed
Summary
KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 by Kwaipilot costs $0.741/Mtok input and $2.96/Mtok output, with a 256K-token context window. It supports text input.
LongCat-2.0 by Meituan costs $0.750/Mtok input and $2.95/Mtok output, with a 262K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 is 0.3% cheaper than LongCat-2.0.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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