Model comparison
GPT-5.2 Codex vs Kimi K2.5 Instant
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 42.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher in 1 category and Kimi K2.5 Instant in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- Kimi K2.5 Instant has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 42.6 | 43.6 |
| Released | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 400K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $14 | — |
| Results tracked | 5 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads
GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1339 | 1404 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 72.8% | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 66.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1484 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,300 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22), Kimi K2.5 Instant: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 66.5% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1443 |
Math Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1442 |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1440 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1254 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | 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
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1430 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1435 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Codex | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1381 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1427 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Kimi K2.5 Instant?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 42.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.2 Codex or Kimi K2.5 Instant better for coding?
GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 42.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Kimi K2.5 Instant share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18.