Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B wins on more metrics (5 of 8), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 37.3✓ | 37.2 |
| Coding Index | 25.8 | 33.4✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 79% | 84%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1293✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 89✓ | 50 |
| Latency | 211ms | 204ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.375 | $0.195✓ |
| Output price /M | $2.02 | $1.56✓ |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVision | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |