# Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M3

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-5-reasoning-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the higher overall point estimate 56.26 to 54.94. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 67.1 for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and 82.9 for MiniMax M3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is BrowseComp in Agentic, with scores of 60.6% and 83.5%.
- MiniMax M3 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- MiniMax M3 also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 56.26 | 54.94 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 27 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $3.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 38.8 (Estimated · #68/126)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.4 (Supported · #67/126)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 60.6% | 83.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 63.3% | 70.1% | MiniMax M3 |
| Gert Labs | 32.58% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.0% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.1% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 19.8% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 36.5 (Supported · #73/149)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.8% | 80.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| 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 |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.0% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.1% | Coming soon |
| VIBE V2 | Coming soon | 50.1% | Coming soon |
| SVG-Bench | Coming soon | 63.7% | Coming soon |
| KernelBench Hard | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 48.4% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 75.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 67.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 82.9 (#5/29)

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

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 69 (#33/54)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 61.5 (#43/54)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.5% | 78.1% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |
| CharXiv | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 45.1% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 49 (Estimated · #83/182)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 49.6 (Supported · #81/182)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 93.8 (#5/146)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 96.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | 95.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M3?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and MiniMax M3?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 67.1 for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and 82.9 for MiniMax M3.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3 cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3 currently has 27 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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