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Code Llama 70B vs Kimi K2 (0905)

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Meta
Code Llama 70B
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateJan 29 2024Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 585 days before Kimi K2 (0905)

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Kimi K2 (0905)?

Kimi K2 (0905) leads Code Llama 70B on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Code Llama 70B shipped 585 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Code Llama 70B released?
Code Llama 70B was released by Meta on Jan 29 2024.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.

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