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Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5-72B

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 65 (6 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

CreatorMoonshot AI
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score71

Qwen2.5-72B

CreatorAlibaba
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score65

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

Qwen2.5-72B

80.8

92
MMLU
83
90
GPQA
82
88
SuperGPQA
80
86
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

Qwen2.5-72B

75

84
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

Qwen2.5-72B

83

94
AIME 2023
84
96
AIME 2024
86
95
AIME 2025
85
90
HMMT Feb 2023
80
92
HMMT Feb 2024
82
91
HMMT Feb 2025
81
93
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

Qwen2.5-72B

79

88
SimpleQA
80
86
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 65, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 80.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 75.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 83.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen2.5-72B?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 79.

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