Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Trinity Large Thinking
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Arcee AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher in 7 categories and Trinity Large Thinking in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 29.7 to 16.9.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Arcee AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 38.6 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Trinity Large Thinking: 34.1 (#244)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | 1238 |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | 1381 |
| SciCode | — | 36.1% |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.9 (#298)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1350 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Trinity Large Thinking: 37.6 (#149)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1442 | 1366 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Trinity Large Thinking: 40.9 (#113)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1360 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Trinity Large Thinking: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Trinity Large Thinking: 46.2 (#160)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | 1373 |
| LMArena French | 1403 | 1374 |
| LMArena German | 1413 | 1356 |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | 1306 |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | 1337 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | 1357 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1311 |
Instruction Following Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Trinity Large Thinking: 70.5 (#162)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | 1334 |
Long Context Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Trinity Large Thinking: 41.3 (#144)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Trinity Large Thinking: 53.8 (#158)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | 1320 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1342 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 38.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Trinity Large Thinking share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.