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LLaMA 1 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Meta
LLaMA 1
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 24 2023Nov 6 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 986 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: LLaMA 1 or Kimi K2 Thinking?

LLaMA 1 and Kimi K2 Thinking don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 986 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, 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 Thinking don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.

Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.

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