Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

Kimi K2.6 (Reasoning) vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

KimiKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
27.00
Total cost
$1528
AlibabaQwen2.5 Instruct 72BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricKimi K2.6 (Reasoning)Qwen2.5 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)27.07.7−71.5% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 71.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,528.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)54.37s24.79s−54.4% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 54.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.95 / $4.00$0.47 / $0.49
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
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