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  3. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 is more budget-friendly at $2.3/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 (2)Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (1)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
2 of 3 Wins
✓Output price✓Context window
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
1 of 3 Wins
✓Input price
Moonshot
Leads 2 of 3 metrics
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (moonshotai/kimi-k2). Preview until a second source matches.

K2 BaseElo 1,465$2.3/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 1 of 3 metrics
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-thinking-2507). Preview until a second source matches.

$2.4/1M out

Kimi Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

4 models

Currently comparing MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K3$15MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5$2.85Kimi Chat 1.5$0.8
Top Rival Showdowns for MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 Wins

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

$2.3 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 (9)vsQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (1)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 9W (90%)Overall: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 1W (10%)
← MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 →
🏆MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Preference Elo
1,465vs—
Coding Elo
1,470vs—
SWE-bench
65.8%vs—
LiveBench
62.8%vs—
GPQA Diamond
76.5%vs—
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 5WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 0W
🏆MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Output speed
85 tok/svs—
Time to first token
240 msvs—
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 2WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 0W
🏆MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Output price
$2.3/1Mvs$2.4/1M+$0.1/1M
Input price
$0.57/1Mvs$0.2/1M+$0.37/1M
Context window
131kvs82k+49k
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 2WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 07111,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Coding Elo
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 07111,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
LiveBench
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071162.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
SWE-bench
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071165.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
GPQA Diamond
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071176.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Time to first token
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711240 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Output speed
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071185 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Input price+$0.37/1M
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$0.57/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$0.1/1M
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$2.3/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+49k
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 250782k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
65.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
76.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
240 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.57/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.37/1M
Output price
$2.3/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.1/1M
Context window
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
82k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+49k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 21% with Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$54.45 / mo
In: $19.95Out: $34.5
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$43.00 / mo
In: $7Out: $36
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is estimated to save $11.45/month ($137/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711:Pick MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Lower output list price ($2.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Lower output list price ($2.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / visionMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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Moonshot

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Elo 1,465
SWE-bench65.8%
Speed (tok/s)85 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.57/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$2.3/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)82k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$2.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 output tokens are $2.3/1M versus $2.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 accepts 131k tokens versus 82k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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