Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 9.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct-0905 represents a specific release iteration of the K2 Instruct model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements. Built to provide enhanced instruction-following based on deployment feedback, it continues the evolution of Moonshot's instruction-tuned offerings.
7 months newer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

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