Model comparison
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen2-72B
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher in 5 categories and Qwen2-72B in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 53.5 to 21.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 87.9% for Kimi K2.7 Code and 40.8% for Qwen2-72B.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.3 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2026-06-12 | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.95 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 54.1% | 11.3% |
| DeepSWE | 30.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 30.1% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1473 | — |
| SciCode | 47.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1196 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
| ALE-Bench | 886.23 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122), Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 37.6% | — |
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,083 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.97 | 125.28 |
| SimpleBench | 57.9% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1191 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 48.8% | — |
Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 54% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | 40.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 36.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1171 |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1240 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1169 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1181 |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Qwen2-72B?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Qwen2-72B share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.