K2 Horizon 7B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
K2 Horizon 7B and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 are closely matched at 25.7 and 27.5 on the LLM Stats Score.
Institute of Foundation Models · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
K2 Horizon 7B and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 25.7 and 27.5.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, K2 Horizon 7B wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose K2 Horizon 7B
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
- you want predictable pricing at $0.30/M input and $3.00/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
8 reported for K2 Horizon 7B · 25 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
K2 Horizon 7B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 0 benchmarks.
K2 Horizon 7B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 has 228.0B more parameters than K2 Horizon 7B, making it 3257.1% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
K2 Horizon 7B was released on 2026-09-03, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.
K2 Horizon 7B is 14 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.
Sep 3, 2026
1 months ago
1.1yr newerJul 25, 2025
1.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against K2 Horizon 7B and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about K2 Horizon 7B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.