# Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-5-reasoning-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash 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 M3.1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 56.17 | 67.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $3.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 38.8 (Estimated · #71/130)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 60.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 63.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 32.58% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 62.2% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 85.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 17.54% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 61.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 67.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 61% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 69 (#34/55)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 77.5% | 82.5% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.9 (Estimated · #87/186)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 96.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 95.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

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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