Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs QvQ-72B-Preview
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 leads the LLM Stats Score 36.0 to 7.9.
Moonshot AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 36.0 to 7.9, ranking #81 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Kimi K2-Thinking-0905
- overall performance matters — it scores 36.0 and ranks #81 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
Choose QvQ-72B-Preview
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
21 reported for Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 · 4 for QvQ-72B-Preview
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 and QvQ-72B-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 has 926.6B more parameters than QvQ-72B-Preview, making it 1262.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
QvQ-72B-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 does not.
QvQ-72B-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905
QvQ-72B-Preview
License
Usage and distribution terms
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 is licensed under MIT, while QvQ-72B-Preview uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while QvQ-72B-Preview was released on 2024-12-25.
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 is 8 months newer than QvQ-72B-Preview.
Sep 5, 2025
1.0 years ago
8mo newerDec 25, 2024
1.7 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 Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 and QvQ-72B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs QvQ-72B-Preview.