Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 3

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 61 (10 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Mistral Large 3

73.8

92
MMLU
76
90
GPQA
75
88
SuperGPQA
73
86
OpenBookQA
71

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Mistral Large 3

68

84
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Mistral Large 3

75

94
AIME 2023
76
96
AIME 2024
78
95
AIME 2025
77
90
HMMT Feb 2023
72
92
HMMT Feb 2024
74
91
HMMT Feb 2025
73
93
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Mistral Large 3

72

88
SimpleQA
73
86
MuSR
71

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 61, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 73.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 68.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 75.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 72.