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Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Kimi K2

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 4 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

35.71/100
Margin
8.5pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
27.19/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 1.5 Pro #185 (Supported); Kimi K2 #189 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi K2 share 4 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Gemini 1.5 Pro; 10 to Kimi K2.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
4
Gemini 1.5 Pro only
2
Kimi K2 only
10
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi K2 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 4 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 1.5 Pro is priced at $1.25 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2. Gemini 1.5 Pro has the larger context window at 2M, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi K2
CategoryGemini 1.5 ProΔKimi K2
MathGemini 1.5 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K216.1

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 1.5 Pro$1.25 input / $5 outputKimi K2$0.6 input / $2.5 outputKimi K2 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 1.5 ProNot availableKimi K243 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 1.5 ProNot availableKimi K21.51 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 1.5 Pro2MKimi K2128KGemini 1.5 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
τ²-bench resultsSource 61.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
AA Coding IndexSource 23.6%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 29.5%34.5%Kimi K2 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
AA-LCRSource 51.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 10.0%19.4%Kimi K2 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 58.9%76.6%Kimi K2 leads
AA-HLESource 4.9%7.0%Kimi K2 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -27.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.2%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 21.404%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 0.000%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 55.0%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1083Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 1.5 ProKimi K2Result
AA-IFBenchSource 41.5%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi K2 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi K2 today?

Gemini 1.5 Pro: $1.25 input / $5.00 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2: $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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