# DeepSeek V3 vs Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-vs-kimi-k2-5-reasoning
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3 has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 31.86 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.27 / $1.10 | $0.60 / $3.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 12.1 (Estimated · #113/117)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 50.8% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 60.6% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 32.58% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 18.6 (Estimated · #131/143)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 37.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42% | 76.8% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 17.54% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 42.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 64.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 78.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #140/169)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 59.1% | 87.6% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.9% | 87.1% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 38.2 (#103/124)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 86.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3 public-lane score: 26 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 1.724% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 96.1% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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