Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B 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 math, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 45.5 to 10.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.4% for Gemma 2 27B and 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.2 | 45.4 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | — |
| Max output | 2K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1454 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1199 | 1428 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.0 (#306), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | 83.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1429 |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | 84.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1439 |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1246 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1356 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1329 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1407 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1403 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1373 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1414 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.