Kimi K2.5 vs Qwen2.5-72B

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

Quick Verdict

Qwen2.5-72B wins overall with a score of 65 vs 62 (3 point difference).Qwen2.5-72B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Qwen2.5-72B

Kimi K2.5

74.8

Qwen2.5-72B

80.8

77
MMLU
83
76
GPQA
82
74
SuperGPQA
80
72
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

Qwen2.5-72B

Kimi K2.5

69

Qwen2.5-72B

75

69
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Qwen2.5-72B

Kimi K2.5

76

Qwen2.5-72B

83

77
AIME 2023
84
79
AIME 2024
86
78
AIME 2025
85
73
HMMT Feb 2023
80
75
HMMT Feb 2024
82
74
HMMT Feb 2025
81
76
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

Qwen2.5-72B

Kimi K2.5

73

Qwen2.5-72B

79

74
SimpleQA
80
72
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Qwen2.5-72B scores higher overall with 65 vs 62, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

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

Qwen2.5-72B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.8 vs 74.8.

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

Qwen2.5-72B leads in coding with an average score of 75 vs 69.

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

Qwen2.5-72B leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 76.

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

Qwen2.5-72B leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 73.