Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 19.7% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite was created as the most efficient option in the Gemini 2.5 family, designed to provide cutting-edge capabilities with minimal computational overhead. Built for applications where cost and latency are primary concerns, it extends advanced multimodal understanding to resource-conscious deployments.
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.
2 months newer

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-06-17

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-01-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905