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Kimi K2.5 vs MiMo V2.5 Pro

MiMo V2.5 Pro leads llmrun Score 116.4 to 113.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.

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Model A · Moonshot AI

Kimi K2.5
113.9llmrun Score

1026.9B · 33.3B active · 256K context · Other · Jan 2026

VisionFunctions

1023.2B · 43.9B active · 1M context · MIT · Apr 2026

ChatFunctionsCode

Which should you choose?

Choose Kimi K2.5 if you want…

  • Also does vision

    MiMo V2.5 Pro doesn't list it

Choose MiMo V2.5 Pro if you want…

  • Higher llmrun Score

    116.4 vs 113.9, ranges overlap

  • Ahead on the benchmarks

    3 of 3 shared boards

  • Longer context window

    1M vs 256K tokens

  • Also does chat, code

    Kimi K2.5 doesn't list it

  • More permissive license

    MIT vs Other

  • Newer release

    Apr 2026 vs Jan 2026

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Kimi K2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.8 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Overall

Kimi K2.5

113.9111–117

MiMo V2.5 Pro

116.4111–122

Coding

Kimi K2.5

110.4103–118

MiMo V2.5 Pro

115.5105–126

Agents

Kimi K2.5

110.4104–117

MiMo V2.5 Pro

no data

Science

Kimi K2.5

116.7107–126

MiMo V2.5 Pro

114.496–133

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5

114.7111–118

MiMo V2.5 Pro

110.8102–120

Kimi K2.5 · #25 of 106 open models · #21 of 102 that fit ≤640 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro · #22 of 106 open models · #18 of 102 that fit ≤640 GB

Benchmarks

3 shared boards: Kimi K2.5 leads 0, MiMo V2.5 Pro leads 3 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026

Kimi K2.5

49.0%#20/72 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

50.2%#15/72 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

Kimi K2.5

821.6#21/48 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

899.8#18/48 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

Kimi K2.5

3.1%#27/84 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jan 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

4.0%#23/84 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

21 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)

Kimi K2.5

1449.7#15/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1466.6#7/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Kimi K2.5

1436.2#24/55 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1480.4#20/55 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only MiMo V2.5 Pro (3)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

Q2_K

Kimi K2.5

440 GB373.8 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 446 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

435 GB~434.9 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 449 GB

Q3_K_S

Kimi K2.5

453 GB443.2 GB file

32K 452 GB · 128K 459 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

Q3_K_M

Kimi K2.5

504 GB489.8 GB file

32K 503 GB · 128K 510 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

499 GB459.7 GB file

32K 503 GB · 128K 513 GB

Q4_0

Kimi K2.5

517 GB581.2 GB file

32K 516 GB · 128K 523 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

Q4_K_M

Kimi K2.5

620 GB621.2 GB file

32K 619 GB · 128K 626 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

614 GB629.6 GB file

32K 618 GB · 128K 628 GB

Q5_K_M

Kimi K2.5

736 GB728.7 GB file

32K 734 GB · 128K 741 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

730 GB758.0 GB file

32K 733 GB · 128K 743 GB

Q6_K

Kimi K2.5

851 GB842.9 GB file

32K 850 GB · 128K 857 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

845 GB846.6 GB file

32K 848 GB · 128K 859 GB

Q8_0

Kimi K2.5

1031 GB1091.1 GB file

32K 1029 GB · 128K 1036 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1024 GB1087.6 GB file

32K 1027 GB · 128K 1038 GB

16 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Kimi K2.5

286 GB326.7 GB file

32K 285 GB · 128K 292 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

282 GB317.2 GB file

32K 285 GB · 128K 296 GB

IQ2_XS

Kimi K2.5

312 GB283.1 GB file

32K 311 GB · 128K 318 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

IQ2_S

Kimi K2.5

325 GB283.8 GB file

32K 324 GB · 128K 330 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

320 GB319.4 GB file

32K 324 GB · 128K 334 GB

IQ2_M

Kimi K2.5

350 GB345.2 GB file

32K 349 GB · 128K 356 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

346 GB317.3 GB file

32K 349 GB · 128K 360 GB

IQ3_XXS

Kimi K2.5

402 GB414.8 GB file

32K 401 GB · 128K 407 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

397 GB412.7 GB file

32K 400 GB · 128K 411 GB

IQ3_XS

Kimi K2.5

427 GB420.1 GB file

32K 426 GB · 128K 433 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

IQ3_S

Kimi K2.5

440 GB405.3 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 446 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

435 GB377.9 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 449 GB

IQ3_M

Kimi K2.5

466 GB466.9 GB file

32K 465 GB · 128K 472 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

Q3_K_L

Kimi K2.5

530 GB487.5 GB file

32K 529 GB · 128K 536 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

IQ4_XS

Kimi K2.5

556 GB547.2 GB file

32K 555 GB · 128K 561 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

551 GB490.7 GB file

32K 554 GB · 128K 564 GB

IQ4_NL

Kimi K2.5

582 GB579.1 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

576 GB501.3 GB file

32K 579 GB · 128K 590 GB

Q4_1

Kimi K2.5

582 GB642.9 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

Q4_K_S

Kimi K2.5

582 GB583.3 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

576 GB588.5 GB file

32K 579 GB · 128K 590 GB

Q4_K_L

Kimi K2.5

633 GB581.2 GB file

32K 632 GB · 128K 638 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

not listed

Q5_K_S

Kimi K2.5

710 GB707.0 GB file

32K 709 GB · 128K 715 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

704 GB713.2 GB file

32K 707 GB · 128K 718 GB

BF16

Kimi K2.5

2058 GB2053.2 GB file

32K 2056 GB · 128K 2063 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

2047 GB2046.7 GB file

32K 2050 GB · 128K 2061 GB

How to run each

Specifications

Specifications of Kimi K2.5 and MiMo V2.5 Pro
SpecKimi K2.5MiMo V2.5 Pro
PublisherMoonshot AIXiaomi
Parameters1026.9B1023.2B
Active parameters33B per token44B per token
ArchitectureKimiK25ForConditionalGenerationMiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context256K tokens1M tokens
ModalitiesVision, Function-callingChat, Function-calling, Code
LicenseOtherMIT
ReleasedJan 2026Apr 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 or MiMo V2.5 Pro?

MiMo V2.5 Pro leads llmrun Score 116.4 to 113.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose Kimi K2.5 for also does vision; choose MiMo V2.5 Pro for higher llmrun Score and ahead on the benchmarks.

Which needs less VRAM, Kimi K2.5 or MiMo V2.5 Pro?

At Q4_K_M, Kimi K2.5 requires 620.0 GB while MiMo V2.5 Pro needs 614.5 GB, making MiMo V2.5 Pro the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Kimi K2.5 or MiMo V2.5 Pro on a 16 GB GPU?

Kimi K2.5 does not fit (smallest quant needs 283.8 GB); MiMo V2.5 Pro does not fit (smallest quant needs 283.5 GB).

Which has a longer context window, Kimi K2.5 or MiMo V2.5 Pro?

Kimi K2.5 supports 262,144 tokens and MiMo V2.5 Pro supports 1,048,576 tokens.

Kimi K2.5 vs MiMo V2.5 Pro — VRAM & GPU Comparison | llmrun