Model comparison

Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo

Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 1.1 2b IT Google

29.3

Rank #313 Confirmed

Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo Moonshot AI

45.8

Rank #70 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT 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 60.0 to 25.1.

Side by side

Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo specifications
Gemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
ProviderGoogleMoonshot AI
Noometry Index29.345.8
Released—2025-11-06
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1621

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Coding10341454
LMArena WebDev—1322
HumanEval+17.7%—
MBPP+23.3%—

Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Hard Prompts10051428
Chess Puzzles—20%

Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Math10471429
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—83.1%

Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Expert9701439
GPQA Diamond—84.2%

Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Non-English9881398
LMArena Chinese10121456
LMArena German9441390
LMArena Korean8991330
LMArena Russian9901391
LMArena French—1425
LMArena Japanese—1357
LMArena Spanish—1406

Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Instruction Following9921403

Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Longer Query10031415

Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITKimi K2 Thinking Turbo
LMArena Text10221415
LMArena Creative Writing9981374
LMArena Multi-Turn9591414

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?

Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?

Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.

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