Kimi K2.5 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 wins overall with a score of 62 vs 44 (18 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

74.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

77
MMLU
53
76
GPQA
52
74
SuperGPQA
50
72
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

69

Moonshot v1

45

69
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

76

Moonshot v1

52

77
AIME 2023
53
79
AIME 2024
55
78
AIME 2025
54
73
HMMT Feb 2023
49
75
HMMT Feb 2024
51
74
HMMT Feb 2025
50
76
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

73

Moonshot v1

50

74
SimpleQA
51
72
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 44, a difference of 18 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 or Moonshot v1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 50.