# GPT-OSS 20B vs Kimi K2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-oss-20b-vs-kimi-k2
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K2 has the higher overall point estimate 33.48 to 33.32. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 79.2 for GPT-OSS 20B and 48.4 for Kimi K2.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 91.7% and 49.5%.
- GPT-OSS 20B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-OSS 20B | Kimi K2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 33.32 | 33.48 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.60 / $2.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 14.9 (Estimated · #115/128)
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 18.2 (Estimated · #123/150)
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 60.7% | 65.8% | Kimi K2 |
| React Native Evals | 71% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 53.7% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 47.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 49.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 33.9 (Supported · #140/184)
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.1 (Estimated · #129/184)

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 85.3% | 89.5% | Kimi K2 |
| GPQA | 71.5% | 75.1% | Kimi K2 |
| HLE | 10.9% | 4.7% | GPT-OSS 20B |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.1% | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | Coming soon | 31% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 79.2 (#60/148)
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#96/148)

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 89.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Kimi K2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 92.1% | 69.6% | GPT-OSS 20B |
| AIME 2025 | 91.7% | 49.5% | GPT-OSS 20B |
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 97.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-OSS 20B or Kimi K2?

Kimi K2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 79.2 for GPT-OSS 20B and 48.4 for Kimi K2.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-OSS 20B cover on BenchLM?

GPT-OSS 20B currently has 7 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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