Kimi K2 vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Nova Pro wins overall with a score of 32 vs 23 (9 point difference).Nova Pro wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nova Pro

Kimi K2

29.8

Nova Pro

38.8

32
MMLU
41
31
GPQA
40
29
SuperGPQA
38
27
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Nova Pro

Kimi K2

24

Nova Pro

33

24
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Nova Pro

Kimi K2

31

Nova Pro

40

32
AIME 2023
41
34
AIME 2024
43
33
AIME 2025
42
28
HMMT Feb 2023
37
30
HMMT Feb 2024
39
29
HMMT Feb 2025
38
31
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Nova Pro

Kimi K2

29

Nova Pro

38

30
SimpleQA
39
28
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro scores higher overall with 32 vs 23, a difference of 9 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 38.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in coding with an average score of 33 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in math with an average score of 40 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in reasoning with an average score of 38 vs 29.