Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick

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 37 (34 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

92
MMLU
46
90
GPQA
45
88
SuperGPQA
43
86
OpenBookQA
41

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Llama 4 Maverick

38

84
HumanEval
38

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Llama 4 Maverick

45

94
AIME 2023
46
96
AIME 2024
48
95
AIME 2025
47
90
HMMT Feb 2023
42
92
HMMT Feb 2024
44
91
HMMT Feb 2025
43
93
BRUMO 2025
45

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Llama 4 Maverick

43

88
SimpleQA
44
86
MuSR
42

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 37, a difference of 34 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 43.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 38.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 45.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 43.