Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Kimi Chat 1.5 vs Qwen Image 2.0 Pro benchmark

Name: Kimi Chat 1.5 vs Qwen Image 2.0 Pro AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Kimi Chat 1.5 and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Moonshot

Kimi Chat 1.5

Moonshot ultra-long context model supporting up to 2 million tokens per request.

2M ContextImg Elo 1,420

Alibaba

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Alibaba multimodal image synthesis foundation model with strong bilingual Chinese/English typography and cultural asset fidelity.

Img Elo 1,236$75/1k imgs

Kimi Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

4 models

Currently comparing Kimi Chat 1.5 vs Qwen Image 2.0 Pro. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Kimi Chat 1.5

Kimi K3$2.5 Kimi K2.5 Max$2 Kimi K2$1.4

Top Rival Showdowns for Kimi Chat 1.5

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Kimi Chat 1.5 (0)vsQwen Image 2.0 Pro (5)

Kimi Chat 1.5: 0W (0%)Overall: Qwen Image 2.0 ProQwen Image 2.0 Pro: 5W (100%)

← Kimi Chat 1.5Qwen Image 2.0 Pro →

🏆Qwen Image 2.0 Pro(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Kimi Chat 1.5vsQwen Image 2.0 Pro

Image Elo

—vs1,236

Prompt adherence

—vs90.8%

Text rendering

—vs92%

Kimi Chat 1.5: 0WQwen Image 2.0 Pro: 3W

🏆Qwen Image 2.0 Pro(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Kimi Chat 1.5vsQwen Image 2.0 Pro

Generation time

—vs3.6s

Kimi Chat 1.5: 0WQwen Image 2.0 Pro: 1W

🏆Qwen Image 2.0 Pro(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Kimi Chat 1.5vsQwen Image 2.0 Pro

Price per 1k images

—vs$75/1k

Kimi Chat 1.5: 0WQwen Image 2.0 Pro: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,236

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro3.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro90.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro92%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Kimi Chat 1.5	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	—	1,236 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Generation time	—	3.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Price per 1k images	—	$75/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Prompt adherence	—	90.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—
Text rendering	—	92% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 100% with Kimi Chat 1.5

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Kimi Chat 1.5$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$1,875.00 / mo

Rate: $75/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Kimi Chat 1.5 is estimated to save $1,875.00/month ($22,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visionQwen Image 2.0 Pro

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Moonshot

Kimi Chat 1.5

Elo 1,420

SWE-bench51%

Speed (tok/s)95 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.2/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Alibaba

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$75/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$75/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?: 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, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?: 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?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
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. Kimi Chat 1.5 and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Kimi Chat 1.5 matchups →|All Qwen Image 2.0 Pro matchups →

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,236

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro3.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$75/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro90.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering

Kimi Chat 1.5—

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro92%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark

Kimi Chat 1.5

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

—

1,236

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Generation time

—

3.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Price per 1k images

—

$75/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Prompt adherence

—

90.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Text rendering

—

92%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visionQwen Image 2.0 Pro

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?

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, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?

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?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Kimi Chat 1.5 or Qwen Image 2.0 Pro?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

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. Kimi Chat 1.5 and Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.