Model comparison
Kimi K2 vs Qwen3.7 Max
Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2 #189 (Supported); Qwen3.7 Max #10 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Kimi K2 and Qwen3.7 Max share 12 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Kimi K2; 46 to Qwen3.7 Max.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 12
- Kimi K2 only
- 2
- Qwen3.7 Max only
- 46
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Qwen3.7 Max if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2 only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 1 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 Max is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 72.84 to 27.19. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Qwen3.7 Max's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 97.1 against 16.1.
Qwen3.7 Max is the reasoning model in the pair, while Kimi K2 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Qwen3.7 Max gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Kimi K2.
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 | Δ | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | Kimi K216.1 | Margin→ 81.0 | Qwen3.7 Max97.1 |
| Agentic | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max69.7 |
| Coding | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max77.9 |
| Reasoning | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max90.4 |
| Knowledge | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max64.2 |
| Multilingual | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max87.0 |
| Inst. Following | Kimi K2Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Qwen3.7 Max84.4 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Kimi K2 | Qwen3.7 Max | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Kimi K2$0.6 input / $2.5 output | Qwen3.7 MaxNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Kimi K243 tok/s | Qwen3.7 MaxNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Kimi K21.51 s | Qwen3.7 MaxNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Kimi K2128K | Qwen3.7 Max1M | Qwen3.7 Max lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic21 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3.7 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 61.1% | 94.7% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 69.7% | Not comparable |
| QwenClawBenchSource | — | 64.3% | Not comparable |
| QwenWebBenchSource | — | 1568 | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 65.2% | Not comparable |
| BFCL v4Source | — | 75.0% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 76.4% | Not comparable |
| VITA-BenchSource | — | 47.9% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/ toolsSource | — | 53.5% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 30.6% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 38.7% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1273 | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 64.27% | Not comparable |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | — | 18.7% | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 908 | Not comparable |
| AA AutomationBenchSource | — | 25.6% | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | — | 45.0% | Not comparable |
| AA ITBenchSource | — | 42.5% | Not comparable |
| terminalBenchHardSource | — | 50.8% | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | — | 74.5% | Not comparable |
| AA Harvey LABSource | — | 83.4% | Not comparable |
Coding9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3.7 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 34.5% | 48.8% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 80.4% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 60.6% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 78.3% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 47.2% | Not comparable |
| SciCodeSource | — | 53.5% | Not comparable |
| LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 91.6% | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 69.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 66.0% | Not comparable |
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge13 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3.7 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 19.4% | 46.0% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 76.6% | 92.3% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| AA-HLESource | 7.0% | 38.1% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -27.5% | 14.1% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 26.8% | 30.1% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 74.2% | 22.9% | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
| GPQASource | — | 92.4% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 92.4% | Not comparable |
| HLESource | — | 41.4% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 89.6% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ReduxSource | — | 95% | Not comparable |
| SuperGPQASource | — | 73.6% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 90.3% | Not comparable |
MathQwen3.7 Max wins5 benchmarks
Multilingual5 benchmarks
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Kimi K2 | Qwen3.7 Max | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1080 | 1293 | Qwen3.7 Max leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Kimi K2 or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 72.84 to 27.19.
Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 16.1. Kimi K2 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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