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Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Kimi K2 Thinking

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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateOct 22 2024Nov 6 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
40.6%
71.3%Best
Science
GPQA Diamond
41.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Haiku shipped 380 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Haiku or Kimi K2 Thinking?

Kimi K2 Thinking leads Claude 3.5 Haiku on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (SWE-Bench Verified). Claude 3.5 Haiku shipped 380 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 Thinking is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3.5 Haiku is proprietary.

On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2 Thinking leads at 71.3% vs Claude 3.5 Haiku at 40.6%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Haiku released?
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.
When was Kimi K2 Thinking released?
Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Kimi K2 Thinking?
Kimi K2 Thinking leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Claude 3.5 Haiku 40.6% vs Kimi K2 Thinking 71.3%.
Is Claude 3.5 Haiku or Kimi K2 Thinking open source?
Kimi K2 Thinking is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Claude 3.5 Haiku is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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