DeepSeek V3.1 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 24 (38 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek V3.1

30.8

Kimi K2.5

74.8

33
MMLU
77
32
GPQA
76
30
SuperGPQA
74
28
OpenBookQA
72

Coding

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek V3.1

25

Kimi K2.5

69

25
HumanEval
69

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek V3.1

32

Kimi K2.5

76

33
AIME 2023
77
35
AIME 2024
79
34
AIME 2025
78
29
HMMT Feb 2023
73
31
HMMT Feb 2024
75
30
HMMT Feb 2025
74
32
BRUMO 2025
76

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

DeepSeek V3.1

30

Kimi K2.5

73

31
SimpleQA
74
29
MuSR
72

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 24, a difference of 38 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 30.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 25.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 32.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.1 or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 30.