Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral 8x7B v0.2

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 20 (51 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26.8

92
MMLU
29
90
GPQA
28
88
SuperGPQA
26
86
OpenBookQA
24

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

21

84
HumanEval
21

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

28

94
AIME 2023
29
96
AIME 2024
31
95
AIME 2025
30
90
HMMT Feb 2023
25
92
HMMT Feb 2024
27
91
HMMT Feb 2025
26
93
BRUMO 2025
28

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26

88
SimpleQA
27
86
MuSR
25

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 20, a difference of 51 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 26.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 21.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 28.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 26.