Kimi K2 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Moonshot v1 wins overall with a score of 44 vs 23 (21 point difference).Moonshot v1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Moonshot v1

Kimi K2

29.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

32
MMLU
53
31
GPQA
52
29
SuperGPQA
50
27
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Moonshot v1

Kimi K2

24

Moonshot v1

45

24
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Moonshot v1

Kimi K2

31

Moonshot v1

52

32
AIME 2023
53
34
AIME 2024
55
33
AIME 2025
54
28
HMMT Feb 2023
49
30
HMMT Feb 2024
51
29
HMMT Feb 2025
50
31
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Moonshot v1

Kimi K2

29

Moonshot v1

50

30
SimpleQA
51
28
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 scores higher overall with 44 vs 23, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 50.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in coding with an average score of 45 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in math with an average score of 52 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 50 vs 29.