Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 7.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemma 3 1B and 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 45.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1454 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1428 |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 83.1% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1429 |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | 84.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1439 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1457 |
| LMArena French | — | 1425 |
| LMArena German | — | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1407 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1403 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1373 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1414 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.