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Can NVIDIA L40S run moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5?

Runs Q448GB VRAM availableRequires 4GB+

NVIDIA L40S meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.

What this means for you

NVIDIA L40S can run moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 171 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.

You have 44GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.

Quantization breakdown

QuantizationVRAM neededVRAM availableEstimated speedVerdict
Q44GB48GB171.31 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
Q88GB48GB117.11 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
FP1616GB48GB67.16 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
839.51 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
751.91 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
80GB
503.49 tok/s
Price: —
AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
493.70 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
467.20 tok/s
Price: —

More questions

NVIDIA L40S specs & pricingFull guide for moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 speed on NVIDIA L40Smoonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 Q4 requirements