Claude 3.5 SonnetvsKimi K2
Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Kimi K2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | — | 1T |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | — | 128k |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | — | $0.57Novita |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | — | $2.30Novita |
| Benchmarks | ||
BullshitBench v2Nonsense detection — Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 45% | 10% |
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 33.4% | 65.8% |
GPQA DiamondScience — Graduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 59.4% | 75.1% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | Jun 20 2024 | Jul 11 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
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Frequently asked questions
Kimi K2 leads Claude 3.5 Sonnet on 2 of the 3 benchmarks they both report (BullshitBench v2, SWE-Bench Verified, GPQA Diamond). Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 386 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is proprietary, while Kimi K2 is open weight.
On BullshitBench v2, Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads at 45% vs Kimi K2 at 10%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2 leads at 65.8% vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 33.4%. On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2 leads at 75.1% vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 59.4%.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Kimi K2 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 33.4% vs Kimi K2 65.8%.
Kimi K2 leads on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4% vs Kimi K2 75.1%.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Kimi K2 is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI.