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Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Kimi K2 (0905)

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Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateOct 15 2025Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
73.3%Best
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
73%
75.1%Best
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 (0905) shipped 40 days before Claude Haiku 4.5

Which is better: Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

Claude Haiku 4.5 and Kimi K2 (0905) are evenly matched across the 2 benchmarks they both report (SWE-Bench Verified, GPQA Diamond). Kimi K2 (0905) shipped 40 days before Claude Haiku 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 (0905) 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 (0905) at 65.8%. On GPQA Diamond, Kimi K2 (0905) 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 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
Which is better at coding, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?
Claude Haiku 4.5 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Claude Haiku 4.5 73.3% vs Kimi K2 (0905) 65.8%.
Which scores higher on GPQA Diamond, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2 (0905)?
Kimi K2 (0905) leads on GPQA Diamond — Claude Haiku 4.5 73% vs Kimi K2 (0905) 75.1%.
Is Claude Haiku 4.5 or Kimi K2 (0905) open source?
Kimi K2 (0905) 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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