Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M1 80k

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 27 (44 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

MiniMax M1 80k

33.8

92
MMLU
36
90
GPQA
35
88
SuperGPQA
33
86
OpenBookQA
31

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

MiniMax M1 80k

28

84
HumanEval
28

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

MiniMax M1 80k

35

94
AIME 2023
36
96
AIME 2024
38
95
AIME 2025
37
90
HMMT Feb 2023
32
92
HMMT Feb 2024
34
91
HMMT Feb 2025
33
93
BRUMO 2025
35

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

MiniMax M1 80k

33

88
SimpleQA
34
86
MuSR
32

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 27, a difference of 44 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 33.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 28.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 35.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 33.