Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs MiniMax-M2
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 37.4 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-M2 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 29.7 to 19.4.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 37.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 205K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: —, MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 160.6 |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1357 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 14.8% |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1352 |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1337 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1326 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1328 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1361 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than MiniMax-M2?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 39.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and MiniMax-M2 share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.