DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Kimi K2

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 23 (41 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Kimi K2

29.8

80
MMLU
32
79
GPQA
31
77
SuperGPQA
29
75
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Kimi K2

24

82
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Kimi K2

31

81
AIME 2023
32
83
AIME 2024
34
82
AIME 2025
33
77
HMMT Feb 2023
28
79
HMMT Feb 2024
30
78
HMMT Feb 2025
29
80
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Kimi K2

29

78
SimpleQA
30
76
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 23, a difference of 41 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 24.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 29.