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LLaMA 3.1 vs Kimi K2 (0905)

Meta LLaMA 3.1 vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (0905) — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateJul 23 2024Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 409 days before Kimi K2 (0905)

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

LLaMA 3.1 and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 409 days before Kimi K2 (0905), 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 3.1 and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.

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