Saad Ullah
⬤ Kimi 2.5 just landed at the top of DesignArena's overall rankings, beating out heavyweights like Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Claude Opus 4.5 by a clear margin. The new leaderboard data shows Kimi 2.5 leading the pack with the highest aggregate score, putting some real distance between itself and the competition.
⬤ The rankings reveal Kimi 2.5 holding the strongest overall rating, with a noticeable gap before you hit the next group of models. Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Claude Opus 4.5 are trailing in second and third, while GLM 4.7, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and GPT-5.2 round out the upper tier. What stands out is that Kimi 2.5 dominated eight separate categories—even though the detailed breakdowns haven't dropped yet, that kind of sweep shows consistent strength across the board.
Kimi 2.5 leads all listed models in the aggregate score, placing it at the top of the current DesignArena standings.
⬤ DesignArena measures performance across a bunch of real-world tasks and evaluation areas, so a lead this size isn't just about one lucky category. Without the full category data available yet, it's tough to say exactly where Kimi 2.5 pulled ahead hardest, but the overall advantage points to solid results across multiple testing dimensions rather than just excelling in one narrow use case.
⬤ For anyone tracking AI development, this matters. Leaderboard rankings like these shape how developers and organizations compare models and make decisions about which ones to use. A clean lead on DesignArena puts Kimi 2.5 in the spotlight, and once those category-level details come out, we'll get a clearer picture of where it really shines—and how the competition might respond.
Saad Ullah
