Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B 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 knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 0.6% for Gemma 2 9B and 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 45.8 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1454 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1428 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 83.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1429 |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 84.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1439 |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1456 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1357 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1330 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1406 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1403 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1374 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1414 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.