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Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Moonshot v1

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

CreatorMoonshot AI
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score71

Moonshot v1

CreatorMoonshot AI
TypeProprietary
Context128K
Score44

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Moonshot v1

50.8

92
MMLU
53
90
GPQA
52
88
SuperGPQA
50
86
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Moonshot v1

45

84
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Moonshot v1

52

94
AIME 2023
53
96
AIME 2024
55
95
AIME 2025
54
90
HMMT Feb 2023
49
92
HMMT Feb 2024
51
91
HMMT Feb 2025
50
93
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Moonshot v1

50

88
SimpleQA
51
86
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Moonshot v1?

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

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 50.

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