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Gemini 2.0 Pro vs Kimi K2.5

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Google
Gemini 2.0 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 5 2025Jan 27 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
87.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.0 Pro shipped 356 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Gemini 2.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads Gemini 2.0 Pro on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.0 Pro shipped 356 days before Kimi K2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.0 Pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.0 Pro released?
Gemini 2.0 Pro was released by Google on Feb 5 2025.
When was Kimi K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 2.0 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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