Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct 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 Linear 48B A3B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.30
Total cost
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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 Linear 48B A3B InstructQwen2.5 Instruct 72BDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.37.7+5.5% Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B is 5.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported23.24s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.47 / $0.49
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