diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/http_server.py b/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/http_server.py
index 9e35f2263..9a1aa72c5 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/http_server.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/http_server.py
@@ -2023,6 +2023,46 @@ def _admin_api_key_missing_response(
 # Minimal 32x32 black PNG (base64, GLM4v requires at least 32x32 sized image)
 MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64 = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAAbUlEQVRYhe3VsQ2AMAxE0Y/lIgNQULD/OqyCMgCihCKSG4yRuKuiNH6JLsoEbMACOGBcua9HOR7Y6w6swBwMy0qLTpkeI77qdEBpBFAHBBDAGH8WrwJKI4AAegUCfAKgEgpQDvh3CR3oQCuav58qlAw73kKCSgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
 
+# Kimi K2.5/K2.7 runs its MoonViT position interpolation through torch.compile.
+# The minimal image above does not exercise a representative image shape and
+# leaves the first client request paying the compilation cost. Keep this
+# narrowly scoped: a larger default warmup image would unnecessarily lengthen
+# startup for VLMs whose encoders do not have this behavior.
+KIMI_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64 = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAgAAAAIACAIAAAB7GkOtAAADEUlEQVR42u3BgQAAAADDoPlTX+EAVQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMBvArQAAf/YBFAAAAAASUVORK5CYII="
+
+# Kimi K3's native vision preprocessing uses a 14x14 spatial patch size. A
+# 448x448 image exercises a representative 32x32 patch grid without padding.
+KIMI_K3_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64 = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAcAAAAHACAIAAAC6Ry8kAAACX0lEQVR42u3BMQEAAADCoPVPbQwfoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAtwEyRwAB32QPDQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
+
+
+def _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64(model_info: dict) -> str:
+    """Choose the VLM image used by the startup warmup request.
+
+    A 512x512 image triggers Kimi K2.5/K2.7's representative compiled
+    position-interpolation path during startup. Kimi K3 uses a 448x448 image
+    matching its native vision patch grid. This keeps one-time vision setup
+    work out of the first external image request.
+    Other VLMs retain the minimal image to avoid changing their startup cost.
+    """
+
+    architectures = model_info.get("architectures") or []
+    if (
+        "KimiK3ForConditionalGeneration" in architectures
+        or model_info.get("model_type") == "kimi_k3"
+    ):
+        logger.info(
+            "Using a 448x448 image for Kimi K3 VLM startup warmup to exercise "
+            "its native 32x32 vision patch grid."
+        )
+        return KIMI_K3_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64
+    if "KimiK25ForConditionalGeneration" in architectures:
+        logger.info(
+            "Using a 512x512 image for Kimi VLM startup warmup to compile "
+            "MoonViT position interpolation."
+        )
+        return KIMI_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64
+    return MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64
+
 
 async def _send_disaggregation_warmup_requests(
     server_args: ServerArgs,
@@ -2137,7 +2177,8 @@ def _execute_server_warmup(server_args: ServerArgs):
                         {
                             "type": "image_url",
                             "image_url": {
-                                "url": f"data:image/png;base64,{MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64}"
+                                "url": "data:image/png;base64,"
+                                f"{_get_vlm_warmup_image_base64(model_info)}"
                             },
                         },
                         {
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/entrypoints/test_server_warmup.py b/test/registered/unit/entrypoints/test_server_warmup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..293564277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registered/unit/entrypoints/test_server_warmup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""Unit tests for model-specific server warmup inputs."""
+
+import base64
+import struct
+import unittest
+
+from sglang.srt.entrypoints.http_server import (
+    KIMI_K3_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+    KIMI_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+    MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+    _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64,
+)
+from sglang.test.ci.ci_register import register_cpu_ci
+from sglang.test.test_utils import CustomTestCase
+
+register_cpu_ci(est_time=5, suite="base-a-test-cpu")
+
+
+class TestVlmWarmupImage(CustomTestCase):
+    def test_kimi_k2_uses_representative_vision_image(self):
+        image_base64 = _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64(
+            {"architectures": ["KimiK25ForConditionalGeneration"]}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(image_base64, KIMI_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64)
+
+        png = base64.b64decode(KIMI_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64)
+        self.assertEqual(png[:8], b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.unpack(">II", png[16:24]), (512, 512))
+
+    def test_kimi_k3_uses_native_patch_grid_image(self):
+        for model_info in (
+            {"architectures": ["KimiK3ForConditionalGeneration"]},
+            {"architectures": None, "model_type": "kimi_k3"},
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(model_info=model_info):
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64(model_info),
+                    KIMI_K3_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+                )
+
+        png = base64.b64decode(KIMI_K3_VLM_WARMUP_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64)
+        self.assertEqual(png[:8], b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n")
+        self.assertEqual(struct.unpack(">II", png[16:24]), (448, 448))
+
+    def test_other_vlms_keep_minimal_startup_image(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64(
+                {"architectures": ["Qwen3VLForConditionalGeneration"]}
+            ),
+            MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            _get_vlm_warmup_image_base64({"architectures": None}),
+            MINIMUM_PNG_PICTURE_BASE64,
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()