# DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs Kimi K2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1-0528 and Kimi K2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-0528-vs-kimi-k2
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1-0528 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate 60 to 33.33. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 87.5% and 49.5%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Kimi K2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | null | 33.33 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.60 / $2.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 1930.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.6% | 65.8% | Kimi K2 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 47.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.2 (Estimated · #127/181)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Redux | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85% | 81.1% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| GPQA | 81% | 75.1% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| SimpleQA | 27.8% | 31% | Kimi K2 |
| HLE | 17.7% | 4.7% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#86/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 89.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 91.4% | 69.6% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| AIME 2025 | 87.5% | 49.5% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 97.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek-R1-0528 or Kimi K2?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek-R1-0528 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

## Related Comparisons

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- [Kimi K2 vs DeepSeek-R1](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-kimi-k2)
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- [Kimi K2 vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-kimi-k2)

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