Data points: 88
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and Kimi K2.5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 32 to 68.
Evidence depth
88 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 19 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and Kimi K2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 32.0 pts | 68.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 2 categories | 3 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | MoonshotAI |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Parameters | 32B | No data |
| Tokenizer | Qwen | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen and Kimi K2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads these benchmark categories: Knowledge, Math.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
45.6
Avg. score
Kimi K2.5
49.7
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 leads by 8.4
Kimi K2.5 leads by 16.4
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
73.9%
Rank #95/125 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner87.1%
Rank #11/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
9.7
Rank #94/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner65.3
Rank #46/94 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5%
Rank #142/194 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner78.9%
Rank #84/194 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5%
Rank #137/193 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner12.3%
Rank #90/193 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6
Rank #75/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner49.0
Rank #28/101 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
37.6%
Rank #97/191 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner39.6%
Rank #81/191 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
5.5
Rank #82/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner29.4
Rank #35/101 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
61.5
Rank #89/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner87.9
Rank #36/101 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
11.0
Rank #96/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner35.4
Rank #49/104 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen
22.9
Rank #86/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-20
Kimi K2.5
winner70.2
Rank #38/86 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
160 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 50 tok/s / 34167ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data |
60 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 63 tok/s / 14983ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 14302ms input / output No data |
40 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 26 tok/s / 35456ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 18 tok/s / 25450ms input / output No data |
30 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency 37 tok/s / 540ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 48 tok/s / 18528ms input / output No data |
25 tests | DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 22910ms input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.031/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $2.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $2.00/M | |
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-7b speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5-free speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
|---|
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 8.1
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen leads by 6.6
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 leads by 16.9
