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Kimi K2.5 vs GPT-5.2

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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.2
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJan 27 2026Dec 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
87.6%
92.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.8%
80%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.2 shipped 47 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads Kimi K2.5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). GPT-5.2 shipped 47 days before Kimi K2.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.2 is proprietary.

On GPQA Diamond, GPT-5.2 scores 92.4%, 4.8 points above Kimi K2.5 at 87.6%. On SWE-Bench Verified, GPT-5.2 scores 80%, 3.2 points above Kimi K2.5 at 76.8%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
When was GPT-5.2 released?
GPT-5.2 was released by OpenAI on Dec 11 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.2?
GPT-5.2 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Kimi K2.5 87.6% vs GPT-5.2 92.4%.
Which is better at coding, Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.2?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), GPT-5.2 leads — Kimi K2.5 scores 76.8% and GPT-5.2 scores 80%.
Is Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.2 open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5.2 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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