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LLaMA 3.3 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Meta
LLaMA 3.3
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Overview
CompanyMetaMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 6 2024Nov 6 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
70B
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.3 shipped 335 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: LLaMA 3.3 or Kimi K2 Thinking?

LLaMA 3.3 and Kimi K2 Thinking don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.3 shipped 335 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.3 has 70B parameters, while Kimi K2 Thinking has 1T.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.3 and Kimi K2 Thinking don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.3 was released by Meta on Dec 6 2024.

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

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