DeepSeek V3 Base vs Kimi K2 (0905)
DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Base | Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (0905) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | Dec 2024 | Sep 5 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 1T |
Context window | — | 256k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal 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. | — | 65.8% |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | — | 75.1% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | DeepSeek V3 Base shipped 278 days before Kimi K2 (0905) | |
Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Base or Kimi K2 (0905)?
DeepSeek V3 Base and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3 Base shipped 278 days before Kimi K2 (0905), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3 Base and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek V3 Base was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
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