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Kimi VL A3B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B

Moonshot · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Alibaba · released

Wins 1 of 2 areas

Images and charts

Qwen2.5 VL 72B wins more areas, narrowly.

Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Agents rests on a single test.

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Qwen2.5 VL 72B pulls ahead

  • Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+15.1points aheadQwen2.5 VL 72B51.1Kimi VL A3B Instruct36
  • College exam questions with charts, maps and diagramsMMMU+13.2points aheadQwen2.5 VL 72B70.2Kimi VL A3B Instruct57
  • Math problems shown in pictures and chartsMathVista+6.1points aheadQwen2.5 VL 72B74.8Kimi VL A3B Instruct68.7

Where Kimi VL A3B Instruct pulls ahead

No clear win on a test scored out of 100.

Every test, side by side

All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

AgentsEven

Full agents ranking

Images and chartsQwen2.5 VL 72B
  • MMMU-ProQwen2.5 VL 72B by 15.13651.1+15.1
  • MMMUQwen2.5 VL 72B by 13.25770.2+13.2
  • MathVistaQwen2.5 VL 72B by 6.168.774.8+6.1

Full images and charts ranking

Other results10 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Kimi VL A3B Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 72B?

Qwen2.5 VL 72B wins one of the two areas where both have results: images and charts. Kimi VL A3B Instruct wins none. They are level on agents.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 4 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.