Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Llama 3.2 1B
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.2 1B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 21.3.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 20.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 60K |
| Max output | — | 54K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.027 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Llama 3.2 1B: 21.1 (#338)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1070 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 8.2% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 11.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: —, Llama 3.2 1B: 14.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 10.8% |
| BALROG | — | 6.6% |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Llama 3.2 1B: 16.2 (#308)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1044 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 101.99 |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Llama 3.2 1B: 10.4 (#313)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1086 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 0.6% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#312)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1007 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 23.9% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Llama 3.2 1B: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Llama 3.2 1B: 23.8 (#292)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 973 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 959 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 941 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Llama 3.2 1B: 52.4 (#290)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1031 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#274)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1050 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Llama 3.2 1B: 21.3 (#310)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1055 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1033 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1030 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 200 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Llama 3.2 1B?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Llama 3.2 1B better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 21.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Llama 3.2 1B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 1B has 22.