Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 5 categories and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 32.5 to 21.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 6% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and 20% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 45.8 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2025-11-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | 1322 |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1454 |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1428 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | 83.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | 1429 |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | 84.2% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1439 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1398 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1456 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1425 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | 1406 |
| LMArena German | — | 1390 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1357 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1330 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1403 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1415 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1374 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1414 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT or Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.0 vs 38.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21.