Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen2.5-Max
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen2.5-Max 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 55.4.
- Kimi K2.5 Instant has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 40.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Qwen2.5-Max: 25.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1360 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.53 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Qwen2.5-Max: 36.9 (#162)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Qwen2.5-Max: 35.3 (#186)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1337 |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Qwen2.5-Max: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.1 (#146)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1350 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1377 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1300 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Qwen2.5-Max?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (42.6 vs 41.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Qwen2.5-Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.