Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 29.7 to 22.4.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 34.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | — |
Math Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | — |
| LMArena French | 1403 | — |
| LMArena German | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.