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Model comparison

GPT-5 (high) vs Kimi K2

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

58.61/100
Margin
31.4pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
27.19/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5 (high) #63 (Estimated); Kimi K2 #189 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5 (high) and Kimi K2 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to GPT-5 (high); 2 to Kimi K2.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
GPT-5 (high) only
8
Kimi K2 only
2
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5 (high) and Kimi K2 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 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.

GPT-5 (high) is priced at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.60 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens 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 GPT-5 (high) and Kimi K2
CategoryGPT-5 (high)ΔKimi K2
MathGPT-5 (high)Not measuredMarginNo overlapKimi K216.1

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5 (high)$1.25 input / $10 outputKimi K2$0.6 input / $2.5 outputKimi K2 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5 (high)83 tok/sKimi K243 tok/sGPT-5 (high) has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5 (high)36.28 sKimi K21.51 sKimi K2 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5 (high)128KKimi K2128KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 25.7%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 84.8%61.1%GPT-5 (high) leads
GDPval-AASource 28.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1075Not comparable
JobBenchSource 8.5%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 20.09%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 37.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 42.9%34.5%GPT-5 (high) leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
AA-LCRSource 75.6%51.0%GPT-5 (high) leads
CritPtSource 5.7%0.0%GPT-5 (high) leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%19.4%GPT-5 (high) leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 85.4%76.6%GPT-5 (high) leads
AA-HLESource 26.5%7.0%GPT-5 (high) leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -8.1%-27.5%GPT-5 (high) leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 40.7%26.8%GPT-5 (high) leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 82.1%74.2%Kimi K2 leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
AA MATH-500Source 99.4%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 21.404%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 0.000%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 74.2%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12171083GPT-5 (high) leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5 (high)Kimi K2Result
AA-IFBenchSource 73.1%41.5%GPT-5 (high) leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5 (high) 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 GPT-5 (high) and Kimi K2 today?

GPT-5 (high): $1.25 input / $10.00 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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