Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B 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 11.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 7.5% for Gemma 3 4B and 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 45.8 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1454 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1322 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1428 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | 83.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1429 |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | 84.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1439 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1398 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1390 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1456 |
| LMArena French | — | 1425 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1357 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1406 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1403 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1374 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1414 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.