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Code Llama vs Kimi-Dev

Meta
Code Llama
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateAug 24 2023Jun 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama shipped 647 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Code Llama or Kimi-Dev?

Code Llama and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama shipped 647 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 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

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Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.

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

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