Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 25.8% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
xAI
Grok 1.5 was developed by xAI as an advanced language model, designed to provide helpful and accurate information with a focus on reasoning and factual knowledge. Built to serve as a conversational AI with strong analytical capabilities, it represents xAI's early generation of foundation models.
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.
1 year newer

Grok-1.5
xAI
2024-03-28

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Grok-1.5

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

Grok-1.5

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Grok-1.5

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905