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Code Llama 70B vs Kimi Linear

Meta
Code Llama 70B
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateJan 29 2024Oct 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama 70B shipped 611 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Code Llama 70B or Kimi Linear?

Code Llama 70B and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama 70B shipped 611 days before Kimi Linear, 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 Linear 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 Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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