Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Exaone 4.0 32B
65
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)
76
Pick Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Exaone 4.0 32B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Knowledge
+5.5 difference
Math
+10.8 difference
Exaone 4.0 32B
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)
N/A
$0.6 / $3
N/A
N/A
N/A
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128K
128K
Pick Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Exaone 4.0 32B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 76 to 65. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)'s sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 96.1 against 85.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is AIME 2025, 85.3% to 96.1%.
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 76 to 65. The biggest single separator in this matchup is AIME 2025, where the scores are 85.3% and 96.1%.
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 87.3 versus 81.8. Inside this category, MMLU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.1 versus 85.3. Inside this category, AIME 2025 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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