Model comparison
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher in 8 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads 47.4 to 14.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 83.1% for Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and 4.4% for Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B.
Side by side
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 45.8 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2025-11-06 | 2024-11-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 38.4 (#178), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1235 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1322 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 32.5 (#75), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1428 | 1220 |
| Chess Puzzles | 20% | — |
Math Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 47.4 (#68), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 83.1% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1429 | 1242 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 50.9 (#69), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 84.2% | 46.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 51.4 (#109), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1398 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1425 | — |
| LMArena German | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1357 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1330 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1406 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 74.0 (#109), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1403 | 1233 |
Long Context Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 43.2 (#102), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo leads
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo: 60.0 (#104), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1374 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | 1252 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
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 Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo has 21 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.