Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen2-72B
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.0 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 Qwen2-72B 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 40.8.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 30.0 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1196 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: —, Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 40.8% |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Qwen2-72B: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1170 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1151 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1169 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1181 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Qwen2-72B?
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 Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Qwen2-72B share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.