Kimi K2.5 vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 wins overall with a score of 62 vs 32 (30 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

74.8

Nova Pro

38.8

77
MMLU
41
76
GPQA
40
74
SuperGPQA
38
72
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

69

Nova Pro

33

69
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

76

Nova Pro

40

77
AIME 2023
41
79
AIME 2024
43
78
AIME 2025
42
73
HMMT Feb 2023
37
75
HMMT Feb 2024
39
74
HMMT Feb 2025
38
76
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

73

Nova Pro

38

74
SimpleQA
39
72
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 32, a difference of 30 points across all benchmarks.

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

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 38.8.

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

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 33.

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

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 40.

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

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 38.