Instructions to use moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("image-text-to-text", model="moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
        ]
    },
]
pipe(text=messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoProcessor, AutoModel

processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained("moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5", trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
        ]
    },
]
inputs = processor.apply_chat_template(
	messages,
	add_generation_prompt=True,
	tokenize=True,
	return_dict=True,
	return_tensors="pt",
).to(model.device)

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=40)
print(processor.decode(outputs[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]:]))

Inference
HuggingChat
Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

vLLM

How to use moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5

SGLang

How to use moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5
```

Can it be added to microsoft foundry please?

#32

by atootikhos4 - opened Jan 30

Discussion

atootikhos4

Jan 30

Hi!

I am so keen to use this locally but I dont have strong pc to run it.

Can the team please add this as deployable to Microsoft foundry please?

Thank you!

ThanhNguyxn

Feb 2

Hi @atootikhos4 ,

Adding Kimi-K2.5 to Microsoft Azure AI Model Foundry is Microsoft's decision, not Moonshot's. You'd need to request this through Azure AI feedback.

However, here are practical alternatives you can use today:

Option 1: Run Locally with Limited Hardware (Recommended)

Thanks to @shimmyshimmer's guide, you can run Kimi-K2.5 locally using GGUF quantization:

Hardware	Speed	Notes
256GB RAM (no GPU)	~10 tok/s	Mac with unified memory works great
128GB RAM	~5 tok/s	Partial offloading
80GB RAM	Slower	Heavy offloading, but works

Quick start:

# Download GGUF from Unsloth
# https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Kimi-K2.5-GGUF

Full guide: https://unsloth.ai/docs/models/kimi-k2.5

Option 2: Cloud GPU Rental

If you need full-speed inference:

Provider	GPUs Available	Pricing
RunPod	8x A100/H100	~$2-4/hr
Lambda Labs	8x A100	~$1.50/hr
Vast.ai	Various	Cheapest, community GPUs
Together.ai	API access	Pay per token

Option 3: Wait for API Providers

Models like this typically get added to major inference providers within weeks. Watch for:

Together.ai
Fireworks.ai
Replicate

Hope this helps! The GGUF option is surprisingly good if you have a Mac with 256GB unified memory or a workstation with high RAM.

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