Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Qwen Turbo
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 47.4 to 15.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and 6.1% for Qwen Turbo.
- Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.8 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1429 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | — |
| LMArena French | 1425 | — |
| LMArena German | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1357 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1374 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Qwen Turbo?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Qwen Turbo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.