Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Instruct leads with 33.3% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2 Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemma 2 9B was created as a more compact open-source model, designed to deliver capable performance with reduced computational requirements. Built with 9 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it serves applications where efficiency and accessibility are valued alongside the benefits of open-source availability.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Kimi K2, designed to follow user instructions reliably across diverse tasks. Built to serve general-purpose conversational and task-completion applications, it provides Moonshot's accessible interface for language AI.
1 year newer

Gemma 2 9B
2024-06-27

Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B

Kimi K2 Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 2 9B

Kimi K2 Instruct
Novita

Gemma 2 9B

Kimi K2 Instruct

Gemma 2 9B

Kimi K2 Instruct