Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Nemotron-4 15B

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 45 (26 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Nemotron-4 15B

51.8

92
MMLU
54
90
GPQA
53
88
SuperGPQA
51
86
OpenBookQA
49

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Nemotron-4 15B

46

84
HumanEval
46

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Nemotron-4 15B

53

94
AIME 2023
54
96
AIME 2024
56
95
AIME 2025
55
90
HMMT Feb 2023
50
92
HMMT Feb 2024
52
91
HMMT Feb 2025
51
93
BRUMO 2025
53

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Nemotron-4 15B

51

88
SimpleQA
52
86
MuSR
50

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron-4 15B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 45, a difference of 26 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron-4 15B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 51.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron-4 15B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 46.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron-4 15B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 53.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nemotron-4 15B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 51.