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# Kimi K2.5 Instant

> Kimi K2.5 Instant by Moonshot AI. Ranked #89 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 43.6. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-5-instant
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Kimi K2.5 Instant Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Kimi K2.5 Instant by Moonshot AI ranks 89th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 43.6. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 50th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #89 of 354
- **Index score:** 43.6
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 18 results
- **Provider:** [Moonshot AI](https://noometry.com/providers/moonshot)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Kimi K2.5 Instant category scores

1.  Coding 42.6
2.  Reasoning 29.7
3.  Math 39.4
4.  Knowledge 40.2
5.  Multimodal 40.2
6.  Multilingual 52.0
7.  Instruction Following 75.3
8.  Long Context 43.9
9.  Writing & Preference 60.6
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Kimi K2.5 Instant category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 42.6 | #97 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.7 | #90 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 39.4 | #105 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 40.2 | #123 | 1 |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 40.2 | #50 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 52.0 | #94 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 75.3 | #65 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 43.9 | #83 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 60.6 | #95 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Kimi K2.5 Instant places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Kimi K2.5 Instant: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 75.3 | +4.1 | #65 of 305, top 22% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.7 | +6.1 | #90 of 350, top 26% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 43.9 | +2.9 | #83 of 296, top 29% |

### Weakest categories

Kimi K2.5 Instant: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 40.2 | +2.9 | #123 of 314, top 40% |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 40.2 | +1.6 | #50 of 128, top 40% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 39.4 | +2.8 | #105 of 327, top 33% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Kimi K2.5 Instant. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Kimi K2.5 Instant
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MiniMax-M3](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m3) | #85 | 43.8 | $0.52 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-minimax-m3) |
| [Grok 4.3](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-3) | #86 | 43.8 | $1.56 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-3-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant) |
| [Qwen3 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-max) | #87 | 43.7 | $2.40 | 48 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-qwen3-max) |
| [MiMo-V2-Omni](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-omni) | #88 | 43.6 | $0.18 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-mimo-v2-omni) |
| [Gemma 4 31B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-31b-it) | #90 | 43.5 | $0.15 | 3 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-4-31b-it-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant) |
| [Qwen3 235B-A22B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-235b-a22b) | #91 | 43.5 | $1.22 | 85 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-qwen3-235b-a22b) |
| [Gemma 4 26B A4B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it) | #92 | 43.5 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant) |
| [MiMo-V2.5](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-5) | #93 | 43.4 | $0.18 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-mimo-v2-5) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Kimi K2.5 Instant Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1404 | #70 of 113, top 62% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1484 | #41 of 294, top 14% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 Instant Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1443 | #77 of 297, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Kimi K2.5 Instant Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1442 | #68 of 285, top 24% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 Instant Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1440 | #84 of 273, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multimodal

Kimi K2.5 Instant Multimodal benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1254 | #51 of 122, top 42% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |

### Multilingual

Kimi K2.5 Instant Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1406 | #94 of 297, top 32% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1449 | #102 of 285, top 36% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1403 | #117 of 223, top 53% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1413 | #83 of 231, top 36% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1378 | #81 of 213, top 39% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1404 | #101 of 283, top 36% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1447 | #58 of 226, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Kimi K2.5 Instant Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1430 | #61 of 298, top 21% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Kimi K2.5 Instant Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1435 | #72 of 291, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Kimi K2.5 Instant Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1420 | #92 of 297, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1381 | #103 of 295, top 35% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1427 | #86 of 295, top 30% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Kimi K2.5 Instant

-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs MiMo-V2-Omni](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-mimo-v2-omni)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Gemma 4 31B IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-4-31b-it-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen3 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-qwen3-max)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen3 235B-A22B](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-qwen3-235b-a22b)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Grok 4.3](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-3-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-5-instant-vs-muse-spark-1-3)
-   [Kimi K2.5 Instant vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant)

## Other Moonshot AI models

-   [Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k3)59.5
-   [Kimi K2.5](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-5)48.1
-   [Kimi K2.6](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-6)47.7
-   [Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-thinking-turbo)45.8
-   [Kimi K2.7 Code](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-7-code)43.3
-   [Kimi K2 (Jul 2025)](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2)41.2
-   [Kimi K2.7 Code HighSpeed](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-7-code-highspeed)

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Kimi K2.5 Instant?

Kimi K2.5 Instant by Moonshot AI ranks 89th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 43.6. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 50th.

### Is Kimi K2.5 Instant open source?

Yes. Kimi K2.5 Instant's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Kimi K2.5 Instant's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Kimi K2.5 Instant places best in instruction following, reasoning, long context and lowest in knowledge, multimodal, math.

### What is Kimi K2.5 Instant best at?

Its best category is multimodal, where it ranks 50th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Kimi K2.5 Instant benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-5-instant

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