# Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M2.5

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M2.5 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-5-reasoning-vs-minimax-m2-5
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M2.5 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- MiniMax M2.5 has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 49.68 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $3.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: 28.6 (Estimated · #84/117)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 60.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 32.58% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: 35.8 (Estimated · #78/143)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 17.54% | 14.85% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 64.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M2.5 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M2.5 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 96.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M2.5?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, 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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