# Kimi K2 vs Sarvam 30B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Kimi K2 and Sarvam 30B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/kimi-k2-vs-sarvam-30b
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Kimi K2 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Kimi K2 has the higher overall point estimate 33.48 to 28.61. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 62.3 for Kimi K2 and 25.9 for Sarvam 30B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 65.8% and 34%.
- Sarvam 30B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Kimi K2 also has the larger context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Moonshot AI | Sarvam |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 64K |
| Overall Score | 33.48 | 28.61 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 13 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.60 / $2.50 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 35.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 65.8% | 34% | Kimi K2 |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 53.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 47.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HumanEval | Coming soon | 92.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 62.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 25.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond | Coming soon | 66.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 36.1 (Estimated · #129/184)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 27.2 (Supported · #165/184)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 89.5% | 85.1% | Kimi K2 |
| GPQA | 75.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | 57.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 81.1% | 80% | Kimi K2 |
| SimpleQA | 31% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 4.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 48.4 (#96/148)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: 28.8 (#140/148)

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 89.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Kimi K2 public-lane score: 0 (#12/12)
- Sarvam 30B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Sarvam 30B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 49.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 97.4% | 97% | Kimi K2 |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 73.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Kimi K2 or Sarvam 30B?

Kimi K2 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Kimi K2 and Sarvam 30B?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 62.3 for Kimi K2 and 25.9 for Sarvam 30B.

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

Kimi K2 currently has 13 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Sarvam 30B cover on BenchLM?

Sarvam 30B currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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