Kimi K2.5vsQwen3.7-Plus
Kimi K2.5 | Qwen3.7-Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 1T | — |
Context window | 256k | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 52% | — |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 76.8% | — |
Agentic coding CursorBench v3.1Cursor's own test of harder, real-world coding tasks inside a code editor. Higher is better. | 31.9% | — |
Next.js coding Next.js EvalsVercel's open eval of how well AI coding agents build and migrate real Next.js apps — measured as the share of tasks the agent completes successfully. Higher is better. | 21% | — |
Competitive coding LiveCodeBenchCoding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | 85% | 89.6%Best |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 87.6% | — |
Community preference Arena Elo (Text)Real people chat with two anonymous AIs side by side and vote for the answer they prefer. Votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai — it measures which AI people actually like, not test scores. Higher is better. | — | 1458 |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | 1433 | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Qwen |
| Release date | Jan 27 2026 | Jun 1 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
Which is better: Kimi K2.5 or Qwen3.7-Plus?
Qwen3.7-Plus leads Kimi K2.5 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (LiveCodeBench). Kimi K2.5 shipped 125 days before Qwen3.7-Plus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi K2.5 is open weight, while Qwen3.7-Plus is proprietary.
On LiveCodeBench, Qwen3.7-Plus leads at 89.6% vs Kimi K2.5 at 85%.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
Qwen3.7-Plus was released by Qwen on Jun 1 2026.
Qwen3.7-Plus leads on LiveCodeBench — Kimi K2.5 85% vs Qwen3.7-Plus 89.6%.
Kimi K2.5 is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Qwen3.7-Plus is a proprietary model released by Qwen.
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