Code Llama vs Kimi K2
Meta Code Llama | Moonshot AI Kimi K2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Meta | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | Aug 24 2023 | Jul 11 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 1T |
Context window | — | 128k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 10% |
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 | Code Llama shipped 687 days before Kimi K2 | |
Which is better: Code Llama or Kimi K2?
Code Llama and Kimi K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama shipped 687 days before Kimi K2, 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 K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
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