Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2 0711
Updated October 21, 2026. 21 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has the edge where output tokens cost 5.7x less, and where the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens.
- Shared results
- 21
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite only
- 7
- Kimi K2 0711 only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K2 0711 leads, 12.7 against 10.4.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K2 0711 leads, 71.5% against 70.2%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K2 0711 leads, 62.7% against 42.1%.
Same board, both measured
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K2 0711 leads, 79.4% against 79.1%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1050.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite $0.0003, Kimi K2 0711 $0.0017 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite not benchmarked, Kimi K2 0711 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 42.1 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite 19.0% against Kimi K2 0711 61.1%, 42.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite $0.40 against Kimi K2 0711 $2.30 per million output tokens, 5.7x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, Kimi K2 0711 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Bars | Kimi K2 0711 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 3 | ||
| Math | 0 | 4 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 3 | ||
| General | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 7 | 14 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index21
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 59.1% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 71.2% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 71.4% | 70.5% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 59.3% | 55.6% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.5% | 15.9% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.8% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 10.4 | 12.7 | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 133.8 | 140.0 | Kimi K2 0711 |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 19.0% | 61.1% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 70.2% | 71.5% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 75.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 62.5% | 76.6% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.8% | 7.4% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 26.3% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 42.1% | 62.7% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 94.2% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 89.5% | 91.0% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| AA Math Index | 53.3 | 57.0 | Kimi K2 0711 |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.3% | 57.0% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index33
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 79.1% | 79.4% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.0% | 81.5% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 57.6% | 50.4% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 66.2% | 70.2% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 88.9% | 84.0% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 34.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.9% | 82.4% | Kimi K2 0711 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1050 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1030 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 974 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1018 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1033 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 30.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 75.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| IFBench | 49.9% | 41.5% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 55.7% | 53.0% | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
| DTBench | 62.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| LMCA | 18.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 61.1% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | Not measured | 85.6% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| CL-bench | Not measured | 11.9% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | MoonshotAI Kimi K2 0711 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Moonshot AI | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | July 22, 2025 | July 11, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.10 | $0.57 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.40 | $2.30 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite better than Kimi K2 0711 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has the edge where output tokens cost 5.7x less, and where the context window is larger, 1.05M against 131K tokens.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2 0711?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57 and $2.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2 0711?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2 0711 comparison based on?
21 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Kimi K2 0711's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.