DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Kimi K2.5

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 62 (2 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Kimi K2.5

74.8

80
MMLU
77
79
GPQA
76
77
SuperGPQA
74
75
OpenBookQA
72

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Kimi K2.5

69

82
HumanEval
69

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Kimi K2.5

76

81
AIME 2023
77
83
AIME 2024
79
82
AIME 2025
78
77
HMMT Feb 2023
73
79
HMMT Feb 2024
75
78
HMMT Feb 2025
74
80
BRUMO 2025
76

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Kimi K2.5

73

78
SimpleQA
74
76
MuSR
72

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2.5?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 62, a difference of 2 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2.5?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 74.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2.5?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 69.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2.5?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 76.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Kimi K2.5?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 73.