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Holo3-35B-A3B vs Kimi K2.5

Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Holo3-35B-A3B

75

VS

Kimi K2.5

64

1 categoriesvs0 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: Holo3-35B-A3B unranked · Kimi K2.5 #11

Pick Holo3-35B-A3B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.5 only becomes the better choice if you need the larger 256K context window.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

Holo3-35B-A3B
82.6vs54.6

+28.0 difference

Operational Comparison

Holo3-35B-A3B

Kimi K2.5

Price (per 1M tokens)

$null / $null

$0.6 / $3

Speed

N/A

45 t/s

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

2.38s

Context Window

64K

256K

Quick Verdict

Pick Holo3-35B-A3B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.5 only becomes the better choice if you need the larger 256K context window.

Holo3-35B-A3B is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 75 to 64. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Holo3-35B-A3B's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 82.6 against 54.6.

Kimi K2.5 gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 64K for Holo3-35B-A3B.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Holo3-35B-A3B or Kimi K2.5?

Holo3-35B-A3B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 75 to 64.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Holo3-35B-A3B or Kimi K2.5?

Holo3-35B-A3B has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.6 versus 54.6. Kimi K2.5 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Holo3-35B-A3B
API / mo$0
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.5
API / mo$2,700
Self-host / mo$5,221
Break-even132M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: May 13, 2026

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