Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral 8x7B

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 52 (19 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

92
MMLU
65
90
GPQA
64
88
SuperGPQA
62
86
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Mistral 8x7B

55

84
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Mistral 8x7B

64

94
AIME 2023
65
96
AIME 2024
67
95
AIME 2025
66
90
HMMT Feb 2023
61
92
HMMT Feb 2024
63
91
HMMT Feb 2025
62
93
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Mistral 8x7B

62

88
SimpleQA
63
86
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 52, a difference of 19 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 62.