Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Instruct leads with 46.2% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Kimi K2 Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
xAI
Grok-2 mini is a multimodal language model developed by xAI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.1% across 8 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DocVQA (93.2%), MMLU (86.2%), HumanEval (85.7%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2024, it represents xAI's latest advancement in AI technology.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct is a language model developed by Moonshot AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 66.7% across 38 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.4%), GSM8k (97.3%), CBNSL (95.6%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. 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.
11 months newer
Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13
Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 42 common benchmarks
Grok-2 mini
Kimi K2 Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics
Grok-2 mini
Kimi K2 Instruct
Novita
Grok-2 mini
Kimi K2 Instruct
Grok-2 mini
Kimi K2 Instruct