Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Kimi K2.6

Hi all,

I'm new to posting on this sub but I have gotten a lot of positive feedback on my build and have been asked to provide a guide.

**Notes:**

* AIOStreams is awesome but it can be challenging/intimidating to set up for beginners. I hope this guide is helpful regardless of your experience level.
* I sometimes say "required" or "optional" but technically everything here is optional. When I say "optional" here, I mean that it doesn't really take too much away from the main aspects of the build to omit it. You could probably figure out ways to replicate much of the build without some of the "required" things but I won't offer guidance on every possible combination/scenario in this guide. Feel free to ask in the comments though.
* All prices are in USD and are current as of posting.

**Key features of my build:**

1. Optimized: Fewer points of failure and increased redundancy without sacrificing performance.
2. Minimalist: Put all of the "heavy lifting" in the background so that I can keep the UX & UI as simple and clean as possible.
3. Aggressive language filtering/sorting for higher probability of getting correct audio & subtitles.
* Note that my build prioritizes English since it is my native language. I provide instructions for changing this.
4. All addons are within AIOStreams to keep everything fully customizable.
5. New approaches I have not found on this sub.

At the core of this build is AIOStreams. To have all of the addons in my build, I use [Midnight's instance](https://aiostreamsfortheweebsstable.midnightignite.me/stremio/configure). This will not be an all-encompassing guide to AIOStreams, just how to replicate my build. If you are unfamiliar with AIOStreams or just getting started, you can find great guides by following that link. However, my hope is that even a beginner could replicate this build using this guide (but may not fully understand AIOStreams in the end).

# Prerequisites

* Required - a willingness to accept that this probably isn't the perfect setup for you and you'll probably want to tweak it.
* Required - Stremio installed and running.
* Required - at least one debrid service.
* I recommend having two for redundancy.
* If it's just for you, I would recommend getting Real-Debrid and/or TorBox.
* If sharing with family/friends, I would recommend Torbox and/or Premiumize as they allow for concurrent streams from different IPs (Real-Debrid does not). This is what I have.
* Required - [TMDB API Key](https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs/getting-started) (free)
* Required - [TVDB API Key](https://www.thetvdb.com/api-information) (free)
* Required - [RPDB API Key](https://ratingposterdb.com/api-key/) (free)
* Required - [Trakt](https://trakt.tv) Account (free)
* Optional - [Debridio](https://debridio.com)
* A great scraper (good backup to Torrentio) and has other features.
* The price is $10/yr but I think it's worth it for most.
* Optional - [Google AI Studio](http://aistudio.google.com) (Gemini) API Key
* It's free (with rate limits) so why not.
* I went ahead and upgraded to Paid Tier 1 so I don't get rate-limited with multiple family members. It's dirt cheap and you get $300 credit for first 90 days (I've used $0.16 this month lol).

Pro tip: have all your API keys easily accessible as you're setting everything up (e.g., in your notes app).

# Getting Started

Head over to Midnight's instance of AIOStreams: [https://aiostreamsfortheweebsstable.midnightignite.me/stremio/configure](https://aiostreamsfortheweebsstable.midnightignite.me/stremio/configure)

Once there, make sure you select "Advanced" setup mode and familiarize yourself with the home page if this is your first time using AIOStreams.

Each section will now follow the tabs on the left (desktop) or top (mobile) of your screen on the AIOStreams website.

# Services

**Step 1:**

Click on the services tab (cloud icon) and select the debrid services you use. For Real-Debrid, TorBox, and Premiumize, this is as simple as pasting your API key found on the respective debrid's website. Here, I select TorBox and Premiumize but you can choose what you like (won't really make a difference).

**Step 2:**

Enter your RPDB, TMDB, and TVDB API keys at the bottom of the page.

# Addons

**Step 1:**

On the services screen, you can select "Next" or click the addons tab which has a puzzle icon to move forward to the addons section.

**Step 2:**

To the right of "Installed" click "Marketplace" so that we can install the addons we want.

**Step 3:**

In no particular order, you can search & install the following scraper addons:

1. Required - Torrentio
* Free - keep default settings.
* This is a popular scraper for torrents (files) to stream and will likely be the main source for files unless it's down.
* I include the other scrapers below for redundancy if torrentio is down or if there is a niche title. Most are free so why not have more options.
2. Required - Comet
* Free - keep default settings.
3. Required - Jackettio
* Free - keep default settings.
4. Required - TorrentGalaxy
* Free - keep default settings.
5. Required - TorrentsDB
* Free - keep default settings.
6. Required - StremThru Torz
* Free - keep default settings.
7. Optional - TorBox Search
* Paid - Requires TorBox API key entered in the "Services" section previously. This is included with all TorBox plans so "free" if you already have the service.
* Good scraper, backups others.
* Keep default settings.
8. Optional - Debridio Scraper
* Paid - Requires that you enter your Debridio API Key. Debridio is a paid service (see details in prereqs above).
* Good scaper, backups others.
* Paste API key, keep default settings.

Note that you can include a free popular scraper MediaFusion but I've had problems with it in this build. With how many scrapers I've already included, it doesn't really add much in my opinion.

**Step 4:**

In the same AIOStreams Marketplace from Step 3, search & install the following list/miscellaneous addons. These are all kinda optional and just really provide lists for the homepage. If you already have your own lists setup, feel free to substitute (also see step 5 if you can't find them in the marketplace). In no particular order:

1. REMOVED - AI Companion (can use Rotten Tomatoes instead maybe, config [here](https://7a82163c306e-rottentomatoes.baby-beamup.club/configure))
* EDIT - I can no longer recommend this addon as it seems like it’s down permanently. I will keep the instructions here in case it comes back online though.
* LLM Provider: select Gemini (OpenAI Compatible)
* LLM Provider API Key: paste your [Google aistudio](http://aistudio.google.com) api key here.
* Preferred search language: your language here (I put English).
* Model name: gemini-2.5-flash-lite (highest rate limits and fast).
* Maximum results: 10 (adjust to your liking)
* Keep default for everything else.
2. RPDB Catalogs
* Keep default.
3. Streaming Catalogs
* Select the services you want. Keep default for everything else.
4. USA TV
* Free - Keep defaults.
5. AI Search
* Paste AI studio API key
* If on a paid AI studio tier, turn off AI Response Caching. Otherwise, probably better to keep checked to avoid hitting rate limits on free tier.
* Paste RPDB api key.
* Language: yours here.
* Gemini Model Name: gemini-flash-latest
* Number of Recommendations: 20 (adjust to your liking)
6. Debridio TV
* Paid
* Paste your debridio api key and select what channels you want.
* Keep defaults for others.

**Step 5:**

AIOStudio addon marketplace doesn't have all stremio addons. However, you can add your own stremio addons by going to the same Marketplace section from steps 3 & 4, scrolling all the way down, and select configure under custom. Then, you paste the manifest url for the addon here (I just keep defaults). Below are the custom addons we'll configure in no particular order:

1. AIOMetadata
* Configure at: [https://aiometadatafortheweebs.midnightignite.me/configure/](https://aiometadatafortheweebs.midnightignite.me/configure/)
* The configuration is pretty straightforward. Add any of the API keys you have and configure the lists/catalogs to your liking.
* Here, I like to include the Gemini API key and integrate my trakt account for nice recs.
* Copy/paste manifest url at the end into the AIOStreams as instructed above.
2. AIOLists
* Configure at: [https://aiolistsfortheweebs.midnightignite.me](https://aiolistsfortheweebs.midnightignite.me)
* Same as AIOMetadata above but this one is easier.
3. IMDB Catalogs
* Configure at: [https://1fe84bc728af-imdb-catalogs.baby-beamup.club/configure](https://1fe84bc728af-imdb-catalogs.baby-beamup.club/configure)
* Just paste your RPDB api key on config site and then paste manifest url into AIOStreams.

**Step 6:**

Sort the lists/catalogs how you prefer. You can toggle individual lists off to hide them from home & discover pages in Stremio.

**Step 7:**

Go to "Installed" and at the bottom of the page, go to Addon Fetching Strategy. Select Dynamic and paste one of the below versions (change the language if non-English):

Version 2.0 (thanks to u/Razzmatazz1414 & u/HeyIntrovert):

This is the most recently updated one, best for most people. It may take slightly longer than V1 on more niche titles (no noticeable difference on new titles).

`((count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(language(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL') 'English') '2160p')))) >= 3 and (count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(totalStreams, '2160p')))) >= 5 or count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(totalStreams, '1080p')))) >= 5) and count(cached(regexMatched(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL', 'WEBRip')))) >= 5) or count(cached(totalStreams)) >= 3 and totalTimeTaken > 7000) or totalTimeTaken > 10000`

Version 2.1:

Use this one if you have a non-English (or English even) language that is not common you want to even more aggressively search for it. It will exhaustively search for your language, meaning if a stream exists with the language, it will find at least one (may not be high quality/resolution though). However, if a stream with your language does not exist, it will keep searching until the timeout condition which means it will take a while. I plan on optimizing this further and making a separate post for our non-English community but I hope this works in the meantime. MAKE SURE TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IF DESIRED.

`(((count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(language(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL') 'English') '2160p')))) >= 3 and (count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(totalStreams, '2160p')))) >= 5 or count(cached(regexMatched(resolution(totalStreams, '1080p')))) >= 5) and count(cached(regexMatched(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL', 'WEBRip')))) >= 5) or count(cached(totalStreams)) >= 3 and totalTimeTaken > 7000) and count(cached(language(totalStreams,'English'))) > 0) or totalTimeTaken > 10000`

Version 1.0:

My original condition. Use this if the above does not work.

`(count(cached(resolution(language(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL', 'WEBRip') 'English') '2160p'))) >= 3 and (count(cached(resolution(totalStreams, '2160p'))) >= 5 or (count(cached(resolution(totalStreams, '2160p'))) > 0 and count(cached(resolution(totalStreams, '1080p'))) >= 5)) and count(cached(quality(totalStreams, 'Bluray REMUX', 'Bluray', 'WEB-DL', 'WEBRip'))) >= 5 and count(cached(language(totalStreams,'English'))) >= 2) or totalTimeTaken > 7000`

This will fire all of the torrent scrapers at once (in parallel) then as soon as there are "enough" files that are "high quality" then all of the searching stops. Often, this just grabs torrentio files and exits immediately. In the end, this makes sure that torrent search is super fast while also being redundant and gets quality streams.

# Filters

These next few sections are the "meat" of the build. Filters is where we tell AIOStreams which streams/files we want to keep/show after searching.

**Step 1:**

Now we move onto the next tab which is filters (funnel icon).

**Step 2:**

In Cache subsection, I like to exclude uncached (this is like excluding RD download). This makes sure I'm just streaming cached files from debrid and I don't have to wait for them to download to debrid.

**Step 3:**

Go to Resolution subsection. I require 2160p through 480p (nothing else with show up).

Select all resolutions in "Preferred Resolutions" then sort to your liking (I do 2160p first to Unknown last).

**Step 4:**

Quality subsection. I exclude CAM, TS, TC, SCR, Unknown.

I setup preferred qualities in the following order: BluRay REMUX, BluRay, WEB-DL, WEBRip, HDRip, HDTV, DVDRip, HC HD-Rip.

**Step 5:**

Encode subsection. I exclude XviD & DivX. I have the preference sorted: AVC, HEVC, AV1, Unknown.

**Step 6:**

Visual tags. Exlcude 3D. My preference order: HDR+DV, DV Only, DV, HDR10+, HDR10, HDR Only, HDR, 10bit, IMAX, SDR, Unknown.

**Step 7:**

Audio tags. My preference order: Atmos, DD+, DD, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS-HD, DTS-HD MA, TrueHD.

**Step 8:**

Language. Adjust this to your liking. My preference order is: English, Multi, Dual Audio, Dubbed, Unknown.

**Step 9:**

Stream Expression. My preference in order is (change language if non-english):

`language(resolution(cached(streams), '2160p'), 'English', 'Multi')`

`language(resolution(cached(streams), '1440p', '1080p'), 'English', 'Multi')`

This lets me put, for example, 1080p content with "for sure" english over 4K content with unknown/other language. This is aggressive and you may want to omit entirely (or change language, of course).

**Step 10:**

Regex. Here I just import Vidhin's regexes as stated on this page. Just go to the bottom of preferred regex patterns, click import, and paste this url: [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Vidhin05/Releases-Regex/main/merged-anime-regexes.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Vidhin05/Releases-Regex/main/merged-anime-regexes.json)

**Step 11:**

Size. I like to globally cap at 30GB because I find I get buffering over that. Adjust to your liking or omit.

**Step 12:**

Result Limits. I set global limits to 9 and resolution limit to 3. Then I get, for example, 3 4K streams, 3 1080p streams, and 3 720p streams (assuming all exist). This is plenty for me as I've done a lot of work on filtering and sorting and keeps my stream list minimal and simple. Adjust to your liking or omit.

**Step 13:**

Deduplicator. Enable this.

I keep the rest of the settings in the filters section as default.

# Sorting

Here is where we tell AIOStreams how to sort the streams/files found after filtering. This is the order in which they'll be displayed in stremio.

Set sort order type to global and include the following sort criteria: Library, Cached, Stream Expression Matched, Resolution, Language, Quality, Regex Patterns, Visual Tag, Encode, Size, Seeders.

I sort in the order above. This is aggressive with respect to language. Feel free to move language a bit lower if you care less. I found this is a good order for me.

# Formatter

Under Formatter Selection, select Custom. Then, paste this into name template:

`{stream.resolution::exists["{stream.resolution::replace('2160p','4K')}"||"NA"]}{service.cached::isfalse[" Download"||""]}`

Then for description template:

`{stream.seasonEpisode::exists["{stream.seasonEpisode::join('')}{tools.newLine}"||""]}{service.shortName}{service.cached::isfalse[" | ⬇️ {stream.seeders}"||""]}{stream.size::>0[" | {stream.size::bytes}"||""]}{tools.newLine}{stream.languages::exists["{stream.languages::join(', ')}"||"Language Unknown"]}{tools.newLine}{stream.resolution::=2160p::or::stream.resolution::=4K["★★★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=1080p["★★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=720p["★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=2160p::or::stream.resolution::=4K::or::stream.resolution::=1080p::or::stream.resolution::=720p[""||"★"]}{stream.quality::=WEB-DL::or::stream.quality::=BluRay::or::stream.quality::~REMUX["★"||""]}{stream.uLanguageCodes::~EN::or::stream.languageCodes::~EN["★"||""]}`

Here is an example of what it looks like:

https://preview.redd.it/l84vnht3s0bg1.png?width=2868&format=png&auto=webp&s=da9626fa8c4fff3d0557074fa5d9fec0b5da8aa7

I have also been experimenting with replacing the language with quality. Here is the description template for that:

`{stream.seasonEpisode::exists["{stream.seasonEpisode::join('')}{tools.newLine}"||""]}{service.shortName}{service.cached::isfalse[" | ⬇️ {stream.seeders}"||""]}{stream.size::>0[" | {stream.size::bytes}"||""]}{tools.newLine}{stream.quality::exists["{stream.quality}"||""]}{tools.newLine}{stream.resolution::=2160p::or::stream.resolution::=4K["★★★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=1080p["★★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=720p["★"||""]}{stream.resolution::=2160p::or::stream.resolution::=4K::or::stream.resolution::=1080p::or::stream.resolution::=720p[""||"★"]}{stream.quality::=WEB-DL::or::stream.quality::=BluRay::or::stream.quality::~REMUX["★"||""]}{stream.uLanguageCodes::~EN::or::stream.languageCodes::~EN["★"||""]}`

# Proxy

I leave everything as default here.

# Miscellaneous

I just enable pre-cache next episode (just a safety measure) and auto play. Keep everything else as default.

# Save & Install

Create a password and write it down (seriously). Click create and write down your UUID (very seriously). The only way to access/tweak this configuration in the future is via this UUID and Password combo.

Click install and import into Stremio as you normally do with addons!

# Final Notes

Under this build, the only addons I have in Stremio are Cinameta, Local Files, Trakt Integration, OpenSubtitles Pro, and AIOStreams (that we just configured). I personally delete the other addons and also use [this Addon Manager](https://stremio-addon-manager.pages.dev) to remove the popular Cinameta lists (removes from search and home page) and also remove the Trakt lists (we have these elsewhere).

This guide was requested by u/Fwhy_ u/DrZakarySmith u/[Equivalent\_Hawk\_9769](/user/Equivalent_Hawk_9769/) u/[BilgeMongoose](/user/BilgeMongoose/) and others!

Edit: Forgot to add my template to the post, dang! I couldn’t figure out how to get AIOStreams to accept the URL so unfortunately you have to download manually to use it (or copy/paste the json into a text editor for safety). Also idk if it fully works but you can always read the json file. Please let me know if there are problems. [https://drive.proton.me/urls/YYBWZGNXP0#QccY8og0POBf](https://drive.proton.me/urls/YYBWZGNXP0#QccY8og0POBf)

Edit 2: thank you for the amazing feedback, support, and awards! You all are truly who make this community what it is. I’m trying my hardest to respond to everyone’s questions! If I miss you on accident, feel free to DM me!

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>Bengaluru-based AI startup just announced the launch of two new large language models, a 30-billion-parameter model and a 105-billion-parameter model, both trained from scratch.

“At 105 billion parameters, on most benchmarks this model beats DeepSeek R1 released a year ago, which was a 600-billion-parameter model."

>“It is cheaper than something like a Gemini Flash, but outperforms it in many benchmarks,” Kumar said.

>On Indian language benchmarks, Kumar said the model delivers stronger performance than several larger competitors.

>“Even with something like Gemini 2.5 Flash, which is a bigger and more expensive model, we find that the Indian language performance of this model is even better.”

Sarvam was earlier announced as the first startup selected to build India’s foundational AI model under the mission.Article LinkBengaluru-based AI startup just announced the launch of two new large language models, a 30-billion-parameter model and a 105-billion-parameter model, both trained from scratch.

“At 105 billion parameters, on most benchmarks this model beats DeepSeek R1 released a year ago, which was a 600-billion-parameter model."It is cheaper than something like a Gemini Flash, but outperforms it in many benchmarks,” Kumar said. On Indian language benchmarks, Kumar said the model delivers stronger performance than several larger competitors. “Even with something like Gemini 2.5 Flash, which is a bigger and more expensive model, we find that the Indian language performance of this model is even better.”

Sarvam was earlier announced as the first startup selected to build India’s foundational AI model under the mission.

Playing around with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (sorry, not calling it that other name) just now, I felt like Oppenheimer staring at the fireball. Such an enormity of new power, so suddenly.

The masturbators of tomorrow will marvel that people were once limited to non-customized pornography.

Seriously, I think this changes everything.

Time to switch to Kimi k2.6 guys if you haven't already.

For $20 a month you can buy the OpenCode Go coding plan (its actually $5 for the first month then $10) which gives you many more tokens on models like Kimi K2.6, and then you can pay for the rest of the usage. So for $20 a month of tokens of Kimi K2.6 you're basically getting the equivalent amount of tokens of the $100 plan.

You can also use Qwen 3.6 35B A3B, which you can run on your local PC (as long as you have a decent graphics card).

After testing it and getting some customer feedback too, its the first model I'd confidently recommend to our customers as an Opus 4.7 replacement.

It's not really better than Opus 4.7 at anything, but, it can do about 85% of the tasks that Opus can at a reasonable quality, and, it has vision and very good browser use.

I've been slowly replacing some of my personal workflows with Kimi K2.6 and it works surprisingly well, especially for long time horizon tasks.

Sure the model is monstrously big, but I think it shows that frontier LLMs like Opus 4.7 are not necessarily bringing anything new to the table. People are complaining about usage limits as well, it looks like local is the way to go.