DeepSeek V3.2 vs Kimi K2

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

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek V3.2 wins overall with a score of 66 vs 23 (43 point difference).DeepSeek V3.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

81.8

Kimi K2

29.8

84
MMLU
32
83
GPQA
31
81
SuperGPQA
29
79
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

76

Kimi K2

24

76
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

83

Kimi K2

31

84
AIME 2023
32
86
AIME 2024
34
85
AIME 2025
33
80
HMMT Feb 2023
28
82
HMMT Feb 2024
30
81
HMMT Feb 2025
29
83
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

DeepSeek V3.2

DeepSeek V3.2

80

Kimi K2

29

81
SimpleQA
30
79
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher overall with 66 vs 23, a difference of 43 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in coding with an average score of 76 vs 24.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3.2 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek V3.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 29.