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Kimi VL A3B Thinking vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Moonshot · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Alibaba · released

Wins 2 of 2 areas

Reasoning · Images and charts

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is the stronger all-rounder.

Scores updated · 11 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.

Reasoning 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 32B Instruct pulls ahead

  • College exam questions with charts, maps and diagramsMMMU+8.3points aheadQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct70Kimi VL A3B Thinking61.7
  • Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+6.3points aheadQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct49.5Kimi VL A3B Thinking43.2
  • Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+3.7points aheadQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct46Kimi VL A3B Thinking42.3

Where Kimi VL A3B Thinking pulls ahead

No clear win on a test scored out of 100.

Every test, side by side

All 11 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

ReasoningQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Full reasoning ranking

Images and chartsQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
  • MMMUQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct by 8.361.770+8.3
  • MMMU-ProQwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct by 6.343.249.5+6.3

Full images and charts ranking

Other results8 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 Thinking or Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct wins all two areas where both have results: reasoning and images and charts. Kimi VL A3B Thinking wins none.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 11 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 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.