DeepSeek-R1 vs Kimi K2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1 wins overall with a score of 35 vs 23 (12 point difference).DeepSeek-R1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Kimi K2

29.8

44
MMLU
32
43
GPQA
31
41
SuperGPQA
29
39
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

36

Kimi K2

24

36
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

43

Kimi K2

31

44
AIME 2023
32
46
AIME 2024
34
45
AIME 2025
33
40
HMMT Feb 2023
28
42
HMMT Feb 2024
30
41
HMMT Feb 2025
29
43
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek-R1

41

Kimi K2

29

42
SimpleQA
30
40
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1 scores higher overall with 35 vs 23, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 41.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in coding with an average score of 36 vs 24.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in math with an average score of 43 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 41 vs 29.