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Kimi K2.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
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Winner summary
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 11/16 benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 11 of 16 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · reasoning · knowledge.
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Kimi K2.5
#87 by perf·no signal
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
Best value
Kimi K2.5
1.5x better value than Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Kimi K2.5
42.6 pts/$
$1.22/M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
moonshotai
private · undisclosed
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Head to head
16 benchmarks · 2 models
Kimi K2.5Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Kimi K2.5 leads by +9.3
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
Kimi K2.5
58.9
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
49.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +3.1
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
Kimi K2.5
39.5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
42.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Kimi K2.5 leads by +0.4
Kimi K2.5
46.8
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
46.4
APEX-Agents
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +9.6
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Kimi K2.5
14.4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
24.0
ARC-AGI
Kimi K2.5 leads by +43.8
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
Kimi K2.5
65.3
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
21.5
ARC-AGI-2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +21.8
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
Kimi K2.5
11.8
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
33.6
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +26.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Kimi K2.5
12.0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
38.0
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +7.7
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Kimi K2.5
27.9
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
35.6
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
Kimi K2.5 leads by +0.0
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Kimi K2.5
4.2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
4.2
GPQA diamond
Kimi K2.5 leads by +5.9
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Kimi K2.5
83.5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
77.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +0.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Kimi K2.5
92.2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
SimpleBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +17.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Kimi K2.5
36.2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
53.3
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +33.5
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Kimi K2.5
33.9
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
67.4
SWE-Bench verified
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +1.6
SWE-bench Verified · 500 human-validated tasks from 12 real Python repositories (Django, Flask, scikit-learn, sympy, and others). Each task requires the model to produce a git patch that resolves a real GitHub issue and passes the test suite. The verified subset eliminates ambiguous tasks from the original SWE-bench. Claude Mythos Preview leads at 93.9%, crossing 90% for the first time in 2026. Opus 4.6 scores 80.8%. The benchmark remains the most-cited evaluation for code-generation capability.
Kimi K2.5
73.8
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
75.4
Terminal Bench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +21.1
Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence.
Kimi K2.5
43.2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
64.3
WeirdML
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +16.0
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Kimi K2.5
45.6
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
61.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?" | 58.9 | 49.7 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads. | 39.5 | 42.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 46.8 | 46.4 |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 14.4 | 24.0 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 65.3 | 21.5 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 11.8 | 33.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 12.0 | 38.0 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 27.9 | 35.6 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning. | 4.2 | 4.2 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 83.5 | 77.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 92.2 | 92.8 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 36.2 | 53.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 33.9 | 67.4 |
SWE-Bench verified SWE-bench Verified · 500 human-validated tasks from 12 real Python repositories (Django, Flask, scikit-learn, sympy, and others). Each task requires the model to produce a git patch that resolves a real GitHub issue and passes the test suite. The verified subset eliminates ambiguous tasks from the original SWE-bench. Claude Mythos Preview leads at 93.9%, crossing 90% for the first time in 2026. Opus 4.6 scores 80.8%. The benchmark remains the most-cited evaluation for code-generation capability. | 73.8 | 75.4 |
Terminal Bench Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence. | 43.2 | 64.3 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 45.6 | 61.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.44 | $2.00 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $8.30 | |
| $0.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $11.25 |
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