GPT-4o mini vs Kimi K2

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

GPT-4o mini is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 43 to 35. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-4o mini's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 87.2 against 17. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HumanEval, 87.2 to 24.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-4o mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2 only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Knowledge

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

82

Kimi K2

28.8

82
MMLU
32
-
GPQA
31
-
SuperGPQA
29
-
OpenBookQA
27
-
MMLU-Pro
51
-
HLE
3

Coding

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87.2

Kimi K2

17

87.2
HumanEval
24
-
SWE-bench Verified
15
-
LiveCodeBench
12

Mathematics

Kimi K2
-
AIME 2023
32
-
AIME 2024
34
-
AIME 2025
33
-
HMMT Feb 2023
28
-
HMMT Feb 2024
30
-
HMMT Feb 2025
29
-
BRUMO 2025
31
-
MATH-500
57

Reasoning

Kimi K2
-
SimpleQA
30
-
MuSR
28
-
BBH
61

Instruction Following

Kimi K2
-
IFEval
67

Multilingual

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87

Kimi K2

61

87
MGSM
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4o mini or Kimi K2?

GPT-4o mini is ahead overall, 43 to 35. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HumanEval, where the scores are 87.2 and 24.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4o mini or Kimi K2?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 82 versus 28.8. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o mini or Kimi K2?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 87.2 versus 17. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-4o mini or Kimi K2?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 87 versus 61. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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