Kimi K2 (0905)vsQwen2.5-Max

Kimi K2 (0905)
Qwen2.5-Max
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
32k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIQwen
Release dateSep 5 2025Jan 28 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary

Which is better: Kimi K2 (0905) or Qwen2.5-Max?

Kimi K2 (0905) and Qwen2.5-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Qwen2.5-Max shipped 220 days before Kimi K2 (0905), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 256k (Kimi K2 (0905)) vs 32k (Qwen2.5-Max). Kimi K2 (0905) is open weight, while Qwen2.5-Max is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2 (0905) and Qwen2.5-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.

Qwen2.5-Max was released by Qwen on Jan 28 2025.

Kimi K2 (0905) has a 256k context window; Qwen2.5-Max has 32k.

Kimi K2 (0905) is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Qwen2.5-Max is a proprietary model released by Qwen.

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