# Kimi K2 vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2 and Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-vs-qwen3-235b-2507-reasoning
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) has the higher overall point estimate 62 to 33.48. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2025 in Mathematics, with scores of 49.5% and 92.3%.
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | 33.48 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 8 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $2.50 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 65.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 53.7% | 74.1% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| SWE Multilingual | 47.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.1 (Estimated · #129/184)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 89.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 75.1% | 81.1% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| SuperGPQA | 57.2% | 64.9% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.1% | 84.4% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| SimpleQA | 31% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 4.7% | 18.2% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: 83.8 (#12/17)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#96/148)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 89.8% | 87.8% | Kimi K2 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)
- Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 49.5% | 92.3% | Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) |
| MATH-500 | 97.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2 or Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2 cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning) currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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