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Gemini 3.0 Pro vs Kimi K2.5

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Google
Gemini 3.0 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateNov 18 2025Jan 27 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
91.9%
87.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.2%
76.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
81%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 3.0 Pro shipped 70 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5?

Gemini 3.0 Pro leads Kimi K2.5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 3.0 Pro shipped 70 days before Kimi K2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 3.0 Pro is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, Gemini 3.0 Pro scores 91.9%, 4.3 points above Kimi K2.5 at 87.6%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8%, 0.6 points above Gemini 3.0 Pro at 76.2%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 3.0 Pro released?
Gemini 3.0 Pro was released by Google on Nov 18 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, Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5?
Gemini 3.0 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.0 Pro 91.9% vs Kimi K2.5 87.6%.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Kimi K2.5 leads — Gemini 3.0 Pro scores 76.2% and Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8%.
Is Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi K2.5 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 3.0 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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