Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Kimi K2 (Jul 2025)
Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads 62.3 to 50.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 31.5% for Gemma 3n E4b IT and 64.4% for Kimi K2 (Jul 2025).
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 41.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-07-12 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.57 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.30 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 42 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 42.4 (#102)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | 1399 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 63.4% |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 59.1% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 42.8% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 597.5 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 32.4 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 35.7% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 59.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 59.2% |
Reasoning Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 23.3 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | 64.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | 1384 |
| SimpleBench | — | 26.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.01 |
| ForecastBench | — | 60.2 |
Math Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 42.7 (#83)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1397 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 65.4% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21.4% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 37.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | 1365 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 81.9% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 17.9% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 65.3% |
Multilingual Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 49.6 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | 1372 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | 1379 |
| LMArena German | 1311 | 1387 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | 1349 |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | 1325 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1385 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | 1386 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 71.1 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | 1348 |
| IFEval | — | 85% |
Long Context Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 41.2 (#145)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1353 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 17.6% |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Kimi K2 (Jul 2025): 62.3 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | 1380 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | 1350 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | 1371 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 85.6% |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1666 |
| WildBench | — | 86.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Kimi K2 (Jul 2025)?
Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) better for coding?
Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 (Jul 2025) has 42.