GPT-5 (high) vs Kimi K2

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 23 (49 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

90

Kimi K2

29.8

93
MMLU
32
91
GPQA
31
89
SuperGPQA
29
87
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

85

Kimi K2

24

85
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

94

Kimi K2

31

95
AIME 2023
32
97
AIME 2024
34
96
AIME 2025
33
91
HMMT Feb 2023
28
93
HMMT Feb 2024
30
92
HMMT Feb 2025
29
94
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

88

Kimi K2

29

89
SimpleQA
30
87
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (high) or Kimi K2?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 23, a difference of 49 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (high) or Kimi K2?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (high) or Kimi K2?

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 24.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (high) or Kimi K2?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (high) or Kimi K2?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 29.