VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is Kimi K2 0905 Preview state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #90 in Math.
As of Oct 14, 2026, Kimi K2 0905 Preview from Moonshot AI. Best current rank is #90 in Math. Ranked #90 in Math.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #92 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1418.4630214599224 1411.9–1425.0 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1438.1669204074244 1429.8–1446.5 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1415.582263961303 1394.9–1436.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1467.675807813876 1455.1–1480.2 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1405.9105125953636 1394.4–1417.5 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text factuality kimi-k2-0905-preview | 1402.6630116553395 1388.3–1417.1 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #92 | Ranked #92 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #94 | Ranked #94 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #90 | Ranked #90 in Math. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #91 | Ranked #91 in Coding. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #114 | Ranked #114 in Long context. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #106 | Ranked #106 in Factuality. |