Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.7 Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 62.4 to 39.4.
- Kimi K2.5 Instant has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-05-19 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Qwen3.7 Max: 50.4 (#45)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | 1515 |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1498 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77.3% |
| SciCode | — | 48.8% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,189 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 22.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | — | 0.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Qwen3.7 Max: 49.2 (#38)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1483 |
| SimpleBench | — | 70.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 13.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 19% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 9.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 32% |
| DTBench | — | 92.3% |
| LMCA | — | 44% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 153.68 |
Math Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Qwen3.7 Max: 62.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1490 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 64.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 34.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 95.6% |
| ProofBench | — | 26% |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Qwen3.7 Max: 61.6 (#28)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1488 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 90.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 55.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Qwen3.7 Max: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Qwen3.7 Max: 56.9 (#15)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1530 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1484 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | — |
| LMArena German | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Qwen3.7 Max: 76.7 (#38)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1460 |
Long Context Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#40)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1482 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Max leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Qwen3.7 Max: 65.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1481 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1110 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Qwen3.7 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.4 versus 42.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Qwen3.7 Max share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Max has 33.