Model comparison

Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct 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 50.2.

Side by side

Kimi K2.5 Instant and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct specifications
Kimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
ProviderMoonshot AIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index43.639.4
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1816

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Coding14841347
LMArena WebDev1404—

Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14431322

Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Math14421305

Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Expert14401308

Multimodal Not comparable

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Vision1254—

Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14061275
LMArena Chinese14491304
LMArena French14031328
LMArena German14131282
LMArena Korean13781206
LMArena Russian14041268
LMArena Spanish14471336

Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14301299

Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14351312

Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Instruct
LMArena Text14201311
LMArena Creative Writing13811264
LMArena Multi-Turn14271309

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.

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