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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Kimi K2.5

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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateMar 25 2025Jan 27 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
87.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
76.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Pro shipped 308 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 leads Gemini 2.5 Pro on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.5 Pro shipped 308 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 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2.5 scores 87.6%, 1.2 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 86.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8%, 17.2 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 59.6%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
When was Kimi K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2.5?
Kimi K2.5 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4% vs Kimi K2.5 87.6%.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2.5?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Kimi K2.5 leads — Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6% and Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8%.
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2.5 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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