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LLaMA 1 vs Kimi K2

Meta LLaMA 1 vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2 — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 1
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 24 2023Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 868 days before Kimi K2

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Kimi K2?

LLaMA 1 and Kimi K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 868 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 — LLaMA 1 and Kimi K2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 1 released?
LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.

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