Kimi K2.5 vs Mistral 8x7B v0.2

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 wins overall with a score of 62 vs 20 (42 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

74.8

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26.8

77
MMLU
29
76
GPQA
28
74
SuperGPQA
26
72
OpenBookQA
24

Coding

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

69

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

21

69
HumanEval
21

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

76

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

28

77
AIME 2023
29
79
AIME 2024
31
78
AIME 2025
30
73
HMMT Feb 2023
25
75
HMMT Feb 2024
27
74
HMMT Feb 2025
26
76
BRUMO 2025
28

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

73

Mistral 8x7B v0.2

26

74
SimpleQA
27
72
MuSR
25

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 20, a difference of 42 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 26.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 21.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 28.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 or Mistral 8x7B v0.2?

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 26.