# Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Kimi K2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 1.5 Flash and Kimi K2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-vs-kimi-k2
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 1.5 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 1.5 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 43 to 33.15. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 9.6% and 65.8%.
- Gemini 1.5 Flash also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 128K |
| Overall Score | null | 33.15 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.60 / $2.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 9.6% | 65.8% | Kimi K2 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 47.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | 58.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.3 (Estimated · #127/181)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 50% | 75.1% | Kimi K2 |
| SimpleQA | 8.6% | 31% | Kimi K2 |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.1% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 4.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#86/128)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 89.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 1.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 14.7% | 49.5% | Kimi K2 |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 69.6% | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 97.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 1.5 Flash or Kimi K2?

Gemini 1.5 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 1.5 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 1.5 Flash currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [Kimi K2 vs GPT-6.1 Sol](/compare/gpt-6-1-sol-vs-kimi-k2)

## Explore More

- [Gemini 1.5 Flash profile](/models/gemini-1-5-flash)
- [Kimi K2 profile](/models/kimi-k2)
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