MoonshotAI · mid
Is Kimi K2.5 good?
Kimi K2.5 has been tested across 22 task areas. It's strongest at coding and weakest at summarization & meeting notes. It's a mid-priced option ($2.4/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How Kimi K2.5 ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | #5 of 52 |
|
Strong |
| Data & Analytics | #9 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| Sales | #8 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #17 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Training & Education | #13 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| AI Strategy | #15 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Translation & Localization | #14 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Structured Output | #15 of 43 |
|
Excellent |
| Customer Support | #17 of 43 |
|
Strong |
| RAG, Safety & Grounding | #14 of 35 |
|
Excellent |
| Investor & Pitch | #20 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Landing Pages | #23 of 56 |
|
Strong |
| Knowledge & Docs | #48 of 94 |
|
Usable |
| Content & Brand | #26 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #26 of 44 |
|
Usable |
| Product & Project Management | #27 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Creative & Comedy | #35 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #43 of 50 |
|
Needs editing |
| Legal & HR | #38 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Presentations & Decks | #39 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Executive Assistant | #47 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #42 of 44 |
|
Strong |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Headline vs. real-world
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
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Frequently asked
Is Kimi K2.5 any good?
Kimi K2.5 places top-3 in 0 of 22 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Coding.
What is Kimi K2.5 best at?
Its strongest task areas are Coding, Data & Analytics, Sales.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Kimi K2.5?
DeepSeek V3.2 is 76% cheaper and stays competitive on quality across our benchmarks.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 22 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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