Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Nova Pro

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 32 (39 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Nova Pro

38.8

92
MMLU
41
90
GPQA
40
88
SuperGPQA
38
86
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Nova Pro

33

84
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Nova Pro

40

94
AIME 2023
41
96
AIME 2024
43
95
AIME 2025
42
90
HMMT Feb 2023
37
92
HMMT Feb 2024
39
91
HMMT Feb 2025
38
93
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Nova Pro

38

88
SimpleQA
39
86
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nova Pro?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 32, a difference of 39 points across all benchmarks.

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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nova Pro?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 33.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nova Pro?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Nova Pro?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 38.