Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Head-to-head evidence from 23 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) #57 (Estimated); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) and Qwen3.7 Plus share 23 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning); 46 to Qwen3.7 Plus.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 23
- Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) only
- 4
- Qwen3.7 Plus only
- 46
- Comparable categories
- 4 / 8
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 23 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Qwen3.7 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 67.22 to 59.35. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.7 Plus's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 71.7 against 55. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 50.8% to 70.3%. Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Qwen3.7 Plus gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning).
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Δ | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)87.2 | Margin← 27.1 | Qwen3.7 Plus60.1 |
| Agentic | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)55.0 | Margin→ 16.7 | Qwen3.7 Plus71.7 |
| Multimodal | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)78.5 | Margin→ 3.0 | Qwen3.7 Plus81.5 |
| Coding | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)76.8 | Margin← 1.2 | Qwen3.7 Plus75.6 |
| Reasoning | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus91.7 |
| Math | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus92.9 |
| Multilingual | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus85.4 |
| Inst. Following | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Plus84.5 |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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Terminal-Bench 2.0
AgenticA 50.8%B 70.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 19.5Terminal-Bench 2.0: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scored 50.8%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 70.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
GPQA
KnowledgeA 87.6%B 90.3%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 2.7GPQA: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scored 87.6%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 90.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 87.1%B 88.5%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 1.4MMLU-Pro: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scored 87.1%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 88.5%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
SWE-bench Verified
CodingA 76.8%B 77.7%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 0.9SWE-bench Verified: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scored 76.8%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 77.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMMU-Pro
MultimodalA 78.5%B 79%Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 0.5MMMU-Pro: Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scored 78.5%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 79%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)$0.6 input / $3 output | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)Not available | Qwen3.7 PlusNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)128K | Qwen3.7 Plus1M | Qwen3.7 Plus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
AgenticQwen3.7 Plus wins18 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 50.8% | 70.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| BrowseCompSource | 60.6% | — | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | 11.5% | 22.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 95.9% | 93% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| Gert LabsSource | 32.58% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 21.7% | 20.8% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 25.4% | 21.8% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 1009 | 936 | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 61.8% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1536 | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 62.7% | Not comparable |
| BFCL v4Source | — | 72.9% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 73.2% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 45.6% | Not comparable |
| DeepPlanningSource | — | 62.3% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | — | 73.3% | Not comparable |
| AndroidWorldSource | — | 81.0% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | — | 2.8% | Not comparable |
CodingKimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins10 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 76.8% | 77.7% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Vibe Code BenchSource | 17.54% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 49.0% | 45.5% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 46.8% | 55.9% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 70.3% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 57.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 75.8% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 41.1% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 51.3% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 89.6% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
KnowledgeKimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 87.6% | 90.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | 87.1% | 88.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 35.4% | 39.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 87.9% | 90.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-HLESource | 29.4% | 33.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -8.1% | 2.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 34.3% | 22.2% | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 64.6% | 25.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 34.7% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 94.5% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 71.4% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 89.0% | Not comparable |
Math4 benchmarks
Multilingual5 benchmarks
MultimodalQwen3.7 Plus wins17 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) | Qwen3.7 Plus | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU-ProSource | 78.5% | 79% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 75.4% | 80.5% | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1279 | 1288 | Qwen3.7 Plus leads |
| MathVisionSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
| CharXivSource | — | 85.9% | Not comparable |
| ERQASource | — | 69.8% | Not comparable |
| MedXpertQA (MM)Source | — | 71.0% | Not comparable |
| ScreenSpot ProSource | — | 79.0% | Not comparable |
| SimpleVQASource | — | 81.7% | Not comparable |
| MMSearch-PlusSource | — | 41.4% | Not comparable |
| RealWorldQASource | — | 86.9% | Not comparable |
| OmniDocBench 1.5Source | — | 91.4% | Not comparable |
| OCRBench V2Source | — | 70.7% | Not comparable |
| ODINW13Source | — | 51.1% | Not comparable |
| Video-MME (with subtitle)Source | — | 88.0% | Not comparable |
| VideoMMMUSource | — | 85.4% | Not comparable |
| MLVU (M-Avg)Source | — | 87.4% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.22 to 59.35. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 50.8% and 70.3%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 87.2 versus 60.1. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 76.8 versus 75.6. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.7 versus 55. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 78.5. Inside this category, Design Arena Website is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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