Kimi K2 vs MiniMax M1 80k

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M1 80k wins overall with a score of 27 vs 23 (4 point difference).MiniMax M1 80k wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M1 80k

Kimi K2

29.8

MiniMax M1 80k

33.8

32
MMLU
36
31
GPQA
35
29
SuperGPQA
33
27
OpenBookQA
31

Coding

MiniMax M1 80k

Kimi K2

24

MiniMax M1 80k

28

24
HumanEval
28

Mathematics

MiniMax M1 80k

Kimi K2

31

MiniMax M1 80k

35

32
AIME 2023
36
34
AIME 2024
38
33
AIME 2025
37
28
HMMT Feb 2023
32
30
HMMT Feb 2024
34
29
HMMT Feb 2025
33
31
BRUMO 2025
35

Reasoning

MiniMax M1 80k

Kimi K2

29

MiniMax M1 80k

33

30
SimpleQA
34
28
MuSR
32

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k scores higher overall with 27 vs 23, a difference of 4 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 33.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k leads in coding with an average score of 28 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k leads in math with an average score of 35 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k leads in reasoning with an average score of 33 vs 29.