Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 50.9 to 36.4.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.4 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.1 (#166), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | 1275 |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1413 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 31.4 (#72), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 45.5 (#62), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1364 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#64), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.6 (#104), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | 1394 |
| LMArena German | 1390 | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1356 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1329 | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | 1390 | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1407 | 1360 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.2 (#103), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1356 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#99), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.2 (#99), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1373 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.