Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 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 57 (14 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Mistral Large 2

66.5

92
MMLU
68
90
GPQA
68
88
SuperGPQA
66
86
OpenBookQA
64

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Mistral Large 2

60

84
HumanEval
60

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Mistral Large 2

67

94
AIME 2023
68
96
AIME 2024
70
95
AIME 2025
69
90
HMMT Feb 2023
64
92
HMMT Feb 2024
66
91
HMMT Feb 2025
65
93
BRUMO 2025
67

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Mistral Large 2

65

88
SimpleQA
66
86
MuSR
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 2?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 57, a difference of 14 points across all benchmarks.

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 66.5.

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 60.

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 67.

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 65.