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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Kimi K2

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Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateOct 15 2025Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%Best
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
75.1%Best
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 shipped 96 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Kimi K2 are evenly matched across the 2 benchmarks they both report (SWE-Bench Verified, GPQA Diamond). Kimi K2 shipped 96 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Haiku 4.5 is proprietary.

On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Haiku 4.5 leads at 73.3% vs Kimi K2 at 65.8%. On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2 leads at 75.1% vs Claude Haiku 4.5 at 73%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Haiku 4.5 released?
Claude Haiku 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Oct 15 2025.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Which is better at coding, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2?
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Claude Haiku 4.5 73.3% vs Kimi K2 65.8%.
Which scores higher on GPQA Diamond, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2?
Kimi K2 leads on GPQA Diamond — Claude Haiku 4.5 73% vs Kimi K2 75.1%.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2 open source?
Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Claude Haiku 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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