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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Kimi K2.5

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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateSep 29 2025Jan 27 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
87.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
76.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 120 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Kimi K2.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads Kimi K2.5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 120 days before Kimi K2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Sonnet 4.5 is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2.5 scores 87.6%, 4.2 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 83.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores 77.2%, 0.4 points above Kimi K2.5 at 76.8%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.5 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Sep 29 2025.
When was Kimi K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Kimi K2.5?
Kimi K2.5 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4.5 83.4% vs Kimi K2.5 87.6%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Kimi K2.5?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads — Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores 77.2% and Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8%.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Kimi K2.5 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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