Kimi K2.5 vs Z-1

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

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 wins overall with a score of 62 vs 43 (19 point difference).Kimi K2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

74.8

Z-1

49.8

77
MMLU
52
76
GPQA
51
74
SuperGPQA
49
72
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

69

Z-1

44

69
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

76

Z-1

51

77
AIME 2023
52
79
AIME 2024
54
78
AIME 2025
53
73
HMMT Feb 2023
48
75
HMMT Feb 2024
50
74
HMMT Feb 2025
49
76
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

Kimi K2.5

73

Z-1

49

74
SimpleQA
50
72
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 or Z-1?

Kimi K2.5 scores higher overall with 62 vs 43, a difference of 19 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 or Z-1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.8 vs 49.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 or Z-1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 69 vs 44.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 or Z-1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in math with an average score of 76 vs 51.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 or Z-1?

Kimi K2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 49.