Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Muse Glimmer
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 7 categories and Muse Glimmer in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 37.9.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 45.4 | 41.3 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166), Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | 1355 |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1417 |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72), Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1395 |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62), Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1419 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64), Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1388 |
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104), Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | — |
| LMArena German | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1356 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1329 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1407 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103), Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1374 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99), Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1373 | 1338 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1398 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Muse Glimmer?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.1 vs 38.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Muse Glimmer share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 13.