Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs MiniMax M1
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax M1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 53.1.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 40.3 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1339 |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1361 |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1317 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1370 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1350 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1353 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1312 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than MiniMax M1?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and MiniMax M1 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.