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Code Llama 70B vs Kimi-Dev

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateJan 29 2024Jun 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 489 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Kimi-Dev?

Code Llama 70B and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 489 days before Kimi-Dev, 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 — Code Llama 70B and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

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Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.

Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.

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