Model comparison

Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Palm 2

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Kimi K2.5 Instant Moonshot AI

43.6

Rank #89 Confirmed

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 25.6.
  • Kimi K2.5 Instant has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Kimi K2.5 Instant and Palm 2 specifications
Kimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
ProviderMoonshot AIGoogle
Noometry Index43.630.0
Released——
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1810

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Coding1484994
LMArena WebDev1404—

Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts14431005

Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Math14421049

Knowledge Not comparable

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Expert1440—

Multimodal Not comparable

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Palm 2: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Vision1254—

Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Non-English1406916
LMArena Chinese1449887
LMArena French1403—
LMArena German1413—
LMArena Korean1378—
LMArena Russian1404—
LMArena Spanish1447—

Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Instruction Following14301010

Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Longer Query14351010

Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.5 InstantPalm 2
LMArena Text14201027
LMArena Creative Writing1381991
LMArena Multi-Turn1427994

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Palm 2?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Palm 2 better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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