Model comparison
Kimi K3 vs Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Kimi K3 scores higher in 7 categories and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Kimi K3 leads 76.6 to 31.6.
Side by side
| Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 59.5 | 31.8 |
| Released | 2026-07-16 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 1.05M | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $15 | — |
| Results tracked | 53 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 61.0 (#10), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.9 (#300)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1508 | 1025 |
| DeepSWE | 68.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 44.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1654 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 25.9% | — |
| SciCode | 59.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 82.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,524 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Kimi K3: 41.8 (#20), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 50.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 37.1% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 32% | — |
| GBAEval | 48.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 19% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,165 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 63.0 (#17), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 20.0 (#246)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1496 | 1047 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | 60.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 93.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 94.5% | — |
| CritPt | 23.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 39% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 26% | — |
| DTBench | 91.2% | — |
| LMCA | 52.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 95% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |
Math Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 74.2 (#16), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.3 (#226)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1491 | 1072 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 72.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 39% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 87.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 97.2% | — |
| ProofBench | 87% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Kimi K3: 63.2 (#21), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 50.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1521 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K3: 37.8 (#70), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 29.5% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 56.3 (#21), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#270)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1466 | 1063 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | — |
| LMArena French | 1491 | — |
| LMArena German | 1488 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1487 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1458 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1482 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | — |
Instruction Following Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 77.7 (#14), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.2 (#279)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1483 | 1060 |
Long Context Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 45.8 (#29), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1494 | 998 |
Writing & Preference Kimi K3 leads
Kimi K3: 76.6 (#4), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.6 (#283)
| Benchmark | Kimi K3 | Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1476 | 1098 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1454 | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1488 | 1058 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2082 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1339 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K3 better than Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat?
Kimi K3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K3 or Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better for coding?
Kimi K3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 61.0 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K3 and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K3 has 53 scored results on Noometry and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9.