LG AI Research has officially opened access to its K-EXAONE 2.5 model API. The company is providing the technology to developers, businesses, and research institutions at no cost for service development and academic research purposes.
The updated model builds upon the original version released in August. LG AI Research reports that the model demonstrates performance levels comparable to leading open-source AI solutions, specifically citing benchmarks such as AutomationBench, SWE-Bench Pro, BrowseComp, and Claw-Eval.
According to the company, the intelligence capabilities of K-EXAONE 2.5 are now on par with models like DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and GLM-5.3. This release aims to facilitate broader integration of the proprietary technology into various external projects.
