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Code Llama vs Kimi Linear

Meta
Code Llama
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateAug 24 2023Oct 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama shipped 769 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Code Llama or Kimi Linear?

Code Llama and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama shipped 769 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 and Kimi Linear 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 Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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