Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 60.0 to 34.1.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 45.8 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1130 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1127 |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1390 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1357 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1330 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1113 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1374 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.