Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Kimi K2.5 Instant

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Kimi K2.5 Instant Moonshot AI

43.6

Rank #89 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT 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 36.5.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Kimi K2.5 Instant specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
ProviderGoogleMoonshot AI
Noometry Index33.143.6
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1718

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Coding11121484
LMArena WebDev—1404

Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Hard Prompts11131443

Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Math11351442

Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Expert10961440

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Vision—1254

Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Non-English11211406
LMArena Chinese11321449
LMArena French11571403
LMArena German11141413
LMArena Korean10551378
LMArena Russian11181404
LMArena Spanish11401447
LMArena Japanese1083—

Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Instruction Following11181430

Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Longer Query11301435

Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITKimi K2.5 Instant
LMArena Text11561420
LMArena Creative Writing11471381
LMArena Multi-Turn11181427

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Kimi K2.5 Instant?

Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Kimi K2.5 Instant better for coding?

Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Kimi K2.5 Instant share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18.

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