# Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5-Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Qwen2.5-Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-5-reasoning-vs-qwen2-5-max
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Qwen2.5-Max share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are 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 larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | Unknown |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 56.42 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 3 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $3.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 39.5 (Estimated · #67/124)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | 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 |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | 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 |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 38.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 67.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LongBench v2 | 61% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 69 (#33/54)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 77.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 49.3 (Estimated · #82/181)
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 87.6% | 60.1% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1% | 76.1% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen2.5-Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen2.5-Max | 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 Qwen2.5-Max?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, 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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