Cursor Officially Acknowledges Kimi K2.5 as Best Open-Source Model for Coding

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A screenshot circulating on r/LocalLLaMA (232 points) shows Cursor officially designating Kimi K2.5 as the best open-source model available in its platform. The recognition is notable because it comes from a direct competitor — Cursor is acknowledging a model from a Chinese lab (Moonshot AI) over Western alternatives including Meta's Llama series and Mistral. Kimi K2.5 was already included in Cline CLI 2.0 as a free default.