Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Qwen Max
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 45.5 to 21.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and 16.1% for Qwen Max.
- Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.4 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1270 |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1248 |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1390 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1356 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1329 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1407 | 1290 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1262 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1373 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Qwen Max?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo or Qwen Max better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Qwen Max share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.