# Kimi K2 vs LFM2.5-24B-A2B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2 and LFM2.5-24B-A2B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-vs-lfm2-5-24b-a2b
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

LFM2.5-24B-A2B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the higher overall point estimate 37.8 to 33.15. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in instruction following, where the averages are 48.4 for Kimi K2 and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 65.8% and 51%.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B also has the larger context window at 131K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | LiquidAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Overall Score | 33.15 | 37.8 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 13 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $2.50 | $0.10 / $1.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #88/124)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 27.7% | Coming soon |
| BFCL v4 | Coming soon | 65.0% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 8.0% | Coming soon |
| PinchBench | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 26.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 28.5 (Estimated · #98/149)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 65.8% | 51% | Kimi K2 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 53.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 47.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 32.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.3 (Estimated · #127/181)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 40.8 (Estimated · #112/181)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 89.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 75.1% | 74.4% | Kimi K2 |
| SuperGPQA | 57.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 31% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 4.7% | 7.4% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 74.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#86/128)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: 75.6 (#61/128)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 89.8% | 96.8% | LFM2.5-24B-A2B |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 74.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)
- LFM2.5-24B-A2B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | LFM2.5-24B-A2B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 49.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 97.4% | 96.0% | Kimi K2 |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2 or LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2 and LFM2.5-24B-A2B?

The widest category gap is in instruction following, where the averages are 48.4 for Kimi K2 and 75.6 for LFM2.5-24B-A2B.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does LFM2.5-24B-A2B cover on BenchLM?

LFM2.5-24B-A2B currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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