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Model comparison

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs o3-pro

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

59.35/100
Margin
11.0pts
← winning
OpenAI
48.33/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) #57 (Estimated); o3-pro #127 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and o3-pro share 2 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 25 results are unique to Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning); 0 to o3-pro.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
2
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) only
25
o3-pro only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and o3-pro is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

o3-pro is priced at $20.00 input / $80.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.60 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning). o3-pro has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning).

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and o3-pro
CategoryKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Δo3-pro
AgenticKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)55.0MarginNo overlapo3-proNot measured
CodingKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)76.8MarginNo overlapo3-proNot measured
KnowledgeKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)87.2MarginNo overlapo3-proNot measured
MultimodalKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)78.5MarginNo overlapo3-proNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)$0.6 input / $3 outputo3-pro$20 input / $80 outputKimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not availableo3-pro27 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not availableo3-pro84.93 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)128Ko3-pro200Ko3-pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 50.8%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 60.6%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 11.5%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 95.9%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 32.58%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 25.4%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1009Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 76.8%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 17.54%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 49.0%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 46.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
AA-LCRSource 65.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 3.1%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
GPQASource 87.6%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 87.1%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 35.4%32.5%Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.9%84.5%Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads
AA-HLESource 29.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -8.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 34.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 64.6%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
AIME 2025Source 96.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
MMMU-ProSource 78.5%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1282Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 (Reasoning)o3-proResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.2%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and o3-pro on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and o3-pro today?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning): $0.60 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens o3-pro: $20.00 input / $80.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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