# DBRX vs Kimi K2.5 Instant

> Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-kimi-k2-5-instant
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2.5 Instant in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 60.6 to 33.6.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Moonshot AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 43.6 |
| Rank | 311 | 89 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1484 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1404 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1443 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1442 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1440 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |

## Multimodal

- DBRX: —
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1254 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1406 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1449 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1403 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1413 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1378 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1404 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1430 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1435 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Kimi K2.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1381 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1427 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Kimi K2.5 Instant?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Kimi K2.5 Instant better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Kimi K2.5 Instant share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18.