Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 leads with 16.4% higher average benchmark score. Overall, DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 67.2% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DROP (91.6%), CLUEWSC (90.9%), MATH-500 (90.2%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. Released in 2024, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base is a language model developed by Moonshot AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.2% across 13 benchmarks. It excels particularly in C-Eval (92.5%), GSM8k (92.1%), MMLU-redux-2.0 (90.2%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Moonshot AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
6 months newer
DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
2024-12-25
Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 27 common benchmarks
DeepSeek-V3
Kimi K2 Base
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
Kimi K2 Base
DeepSeek-V3
Kimi K2 Base
DeepSeek-V3
Kimi K2 Base