Data points: 106
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V3 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 21.3 to 78.7.
Evidence depth
106 data points
Includes 25 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2.5
The charts below split 32 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V3 | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 21.3 pts | 78.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency, Free providers | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage |
| Context window | No data | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 262.1K tokens |
| Modalities | No data | Input TextImage Output Text |
| Features |
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 V3 | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | No data | MoonshotAI |
| Released | No data | Jan 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3 and Kimi K2.5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 is stronger in benchmark categories (Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Free providers).
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, 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 V3
41.6
Avg. score
Kimi K2.5
49.8
Kimi K2.5 leads by 4.8
Kimi K2.5 leads by 11.1
Kimi K2.5 leads by 11.3
Kimi K2.5 leads by 5.1
DeepSeek V3 leads by 0.3
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 leads by 14.5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V3
44.0
Rank #72/83 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner56.0
Rank #44/83 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
winner$0.890/M
Rank #38/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$3.00/M
Rank #86/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
winner$0.493/M
Rank #40/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$1.20/M
Rank #86/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
winner$0.360/M
Rank #60/163 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
$0.600/M
Rank #81/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
75.2%
Rank #85/125 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner87.1%
Rank #11/125 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
29.0
Rank #81/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner65.3
Rank #43/89 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
55.7%
Rank #154/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner78.9%
Rank #78/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
3.6%
Rank #172/186 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner12.3%
Rank #83/186 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
42.0
Rank #42/43 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner76.8
Rank #22/43 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
35.4
Rank #77/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner49.0
Rank #25/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
23.0
Rank #49/58 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner46.8
Rank #35/58 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
35.4%
Rank #109/184 · confidence 4
Kimi K2.5
winner39.6%
Rank #75/184 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3
26.3
Rank #50/56 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner62.8
Rank #20/56 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
1.7
Rank #44/47 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner27.9
Rank #21/47 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
winner89.4
Rank #15/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
64.6
Rank #59/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
3.6
Rank #93/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner29.4
Rank #31/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
55.7
Rank #90/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner87.9
Rank #33/96 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
25.4
Rank #54/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner34.3
Rank #37/90 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
14.2
Rank #85/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner35.4
Rank #44/99 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
1152.0
Rank #52/65 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner1282.0
Rank #21/65 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
86.1
Rank #15/16 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner93.9
Rank #5/16 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
34.8
Rank #81/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner70.2
Rank #38/86 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
22.8
Rank #78/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner95.9
Rank #11/84 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
1.6
Rank #50/54 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner21.7
Rank #32/54 · confidence 4 · eval date 2026-02-01
DeepSeek V3
217.0
Rank #52/54 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-12-26
Kimi K2.5
winner1009.0
Rank #34/54 · 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 V3 | 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 V3 | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
160 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 1245ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 2058ms input / output No data |
120 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 36 tok/s / 2831ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 14388ms input / output No data |
55 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 345 tok/s / 824ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 1181 tok/s / 2019ms input / output No data |
40 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 15 tok/s / 2662ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 14302ms input / output No data |
30 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 519ms input / output No data | Kimi K2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V3 deepseek-v3 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.041/M | |
DeepSeek V3 deepseek-v3-0324 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Kimi K2.5 kimi-k2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2.5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
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