Model comparison
Command R vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 31.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 60.2 to 38.4.
Side by side
| Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.0 | 45.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 28.8 (#301), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1170 | 1454 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 13.3 (#329), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1428 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 25.8 (#244), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1429 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 83.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 30.5 (#219), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1439 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.2% |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 35.9 (#240), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1161 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1356 |
| LMArena Korean | 1162 | 1329 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1150 | 1407 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 58.3 (#256), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1403 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 36.3 (#226), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Command R: 38.4 (#248), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Command R | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1373 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1414 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 31.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.