Kimi K2 vs MiniMax M2.5

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

Quick Verdict

MiniMax M2.5 wins overall with a score of 59 vs 23 (36 point difference).MiniMax M2.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

MiniMax M2.5

Kimi K2

29.8

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

32
MMLU
73
31
GPQA
72
29
SuperGPQA
70
27
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

MiniMax M2.5

Kimi K2

24

MiniMax M2.5

65

24
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

MiniMax M2.5

Kimi K2

31

MiniMax M2.5

72

32
AIME 2023
73
34
AIME 2024
75
33
AIME 2025
74
28
HMMT Feb 2023
69
30
HMMT Feb 2024
71
29
HMMT Feb 2025
70
31
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

MiniMax M2.5

Kimi K2

29

MiniMax M2.5

69

30
SimpleQA
70
28
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 scores higher overall with 59 vs 23, a difference of 36 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 70.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 69 vs 29.