# Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Pareto 26.9

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Pareto 26.9 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-5-reasoning-vs-pareto-26-9
- Last updated: September 18, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Pareto 26.9 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.
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the lower published output-token price.
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Unbiased |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | N/A |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 57.39 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 4 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $3.00 | $2.50 / $7.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.3 (Estimated · #68/154)
- Pareto 26.9 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 | 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 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 51.00% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 51.1 (Estimated · #53/154)
- Pareto 26.9 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 17.54% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 74.0% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 63.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Pareto 26.9 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.5% | 78% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 50.9 (Estimated · #75/184)
- Pareto 26.9 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 49% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Pareto 26.9 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Pareto 26.9 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 96.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Pareto 26.9?

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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