Kimi K2 vs DeepSeek R1: Best Open-Weights Model of 2026

Kimi K2DeepSeek R1
arenaElo13841389
humanEval90.190.2
sweBench65.849.2
mmlu89.190.8
gpqa64.771.5
aime7079.8
Price in/out ($/M)$0.5 / $2$0.55 / $2.19

Our verdict

R1 wins on reasoning (GPQA 71.5 vs 64.7); Kimi K2 wins on context (2M vs 128K) and general chat quality. For math and science, R1. For long-form writing, agents and APAC products, Kimi.

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