Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Llama 3 70B

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

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 71 vs 48 (23 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Llama 3 70B

56.5

92
MMLU
58
90
GPQA
58
88
SuperGPQA
56
86
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Llama 3 70B

50

84
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Llama 3 70B

57

94
AIME 2023
58
96
AIME 2024
60
95
AIME 2025
59
90
HMMT Feb 2023
54
92
HMMT Feb 2024
56
91
HMMT Feb 2025
55
93
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Llama 3 70B

55

88
SimpleQA
56
86
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 3 70B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 48, a difference of 23 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 3 70B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 56.5.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 3 70B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 50.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 3 70B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 57.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 3 70B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 55.