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LongCat-2.5 benchmarks, pricing and specs
LongCat-2.5 is a Meituan model released on November 2, 2026 that takes text, image and video input and produces text. It costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens and accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context.
- Per 1M input tokens
- $0.30Listed today
- Per 1M output tokens
- $1.20Listed today
- Context window
- 1.05M#11 of 64 current models
Data verified November 3, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-03
Specs
Key facts
- Provider
- Meituan
- Model family
- LongCat-2.5
- Release date
- November 2, 2026
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- LongCat-2.5
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 262,144 tokens
- Input
- text, image, video
- Output
- text
- Task families
- text, multimodal
- Declared capabilities
- reasoning, agentic coding, image understanding, video understanding
Charts
Against every current text model
Where LongCat-2.5 lands among the current models of its task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where it stands
10 of 52 list a lower price per 1M input tokens. Each bar is the share of current models it beats.
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
#11of 52
$0.30 · cheaper than 75%
Price per 1M output tokens
#10of 52
$1.20 · cheaper than 76%
Context window
#11of 64
1.05M tokens · longer than 67%
Benchmarks
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. Meituan's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
No independent benchmark has published a result for LongCat-2.5 yet. It is still compared below on price, context and capabilities.
Fit
Strengths, cautions and best uses
- Strengths
- Meituan built it for long-horizon agents that pair visual understanding with coding: it reads images, and videos by URL, alongside text
- A 1,048,576-token context, up to 262,144 output tokens and a thinking budget of up to 262,144 tokens
- OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs, with setup guides for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other coding agents
- Cautions
- The recorded rates are a limited-time discount: Meituan publishes no list price and no end date
- API only: no weights had been published when this record was made
- Released on 2 November 2026, so no independent benchmark score is recorded here yet
- Best for
- Coding agents working through whole projects in Claude Code, Codex or similar harnesses
- Visual coding and design work that mixes screenshots or screen recordings with code
From benchmark to production
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Alternatives
Alternatives to LongCat-2.5
The closest current text models by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
On score and price
LongCat-2.5 beside the 4 alternatives listed below, on Arena Text and on blended price per 1M tokens.
Arena Text
Measured October 28, 2026, higher is better
- LongCat-2.5
- Not scored
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
- 1,476
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- 1,456
- Solar Pro 4
- 1,388
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- Not scored
Blended price per 1M tokens
Listed today, lower is better
- LongCat-2.5
- $0.525
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
- $0.525
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- $0.85
- Solar Pro 4
- $0.525
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- $0.563
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
- Same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30
- From DeepSeek
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
- Same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30
- From Google
Solar Pro 4
- Same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30
- 512K context window vs 1.05M
- From Upstage
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
- 17% cheaper per 1M input tokens, $0.25 vs $0.30
- From Google
Further reading
More on LongCat-2.5
FAQ
LongCat-2.5 FAQ
How much does LongCat-2.5 cost?
LongCat-2.5 costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens at the standard tier. It is the #11 cheapest of 52 current text models priced per 1M input tokens. Source: Meituan, verified November 3, 2026.
What is the context window of LongCat-2.5?
LongCat-2.5 accepts up to 1,048,576 tokens of context. It can return up to 262,144 tokens in one response. That ranks #11 of 64 current text models by context length.
Is LongCat-2.5 open source or API only?
LongCat-2.5 is available through Meituan's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to LongCat-2.5?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash (same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30), Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30), Solar Pro 4 (same price per 1M input tokens, $0.30) and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (17% cheaper per 1M input tokens, $0.25 vs $0.30).
Sources
Sources
- LongCat API Platform change log · Meituan · official · verified November 3, 2026
- LongCat API model parameters · Meituan · official · verified November 3, 2026
- LongCat API visual understanding · Meituan · official · verified November 3, 2026
- LongCat-2.5 pricing · Meituan · official · verified November 3, 2026
All 234 sources behind the benchmarks, with their versions, licenses and notes, are in the source catalog.
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "LongCat-2.5 Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-11-03. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/longcat-2-5
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