Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Kimi K2.5 Instant
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 46.0.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 43.6 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.58 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1404 |
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1484 |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1443 |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1442 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1440 |
Multimodal Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1254 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1406 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1449 |
| LMArena French | — | 1403 |
| LMArena German | — | 1413 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1378 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1447 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1430 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1435 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1381 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1427 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Kimi K2.5 Instant?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Kimi K2.5 Instant better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Kimi K2.5 Instant share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18.