DeepSeek-R1 vs Kimi K2.5

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

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 wins overall with a score of 62 vs 35 (27 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Kimi K2.5

74.8

44
MMLU
77
43
GPQA
76
41
SuperGPQA
74
39
OpenBookQA
72

Coding

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek-R1

36

Kimi K2.5

69

36
HumanEval
69

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek-R1

43

Kimi K2.5

76

44
AIME 2023
77
46
AIME 2024
79
45
AIME 2025
78
40
HMMT Feb 2023
73
42
HMMT Feb 2024
75
41
HMMT Feb 2025
74
43
BRUMO 2025
76

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek-R1

41

Kimi K2.5

73

42
SimpleQA
74
40
MuSR
72

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 35, a difference of 27 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 41.