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Grok-3 Mini vs Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-3 Mini leads with 25.8% higher average benchmark score. Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Grok-3 Mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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xAI
Grok 3 Mini was developed as an efficient version of Grok 3, designed to bring next-generation capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide strong performance with practical efficiency, it extends Grok 3's innovations to broader application scenarios.
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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.
6 months newer
Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
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Grok-3 Mini
Average Score:87.8%(+25.8%)
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Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Average Score:62.0%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Grok-3 Mini
2024-11-17
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Grok-3 Mini
1 providers
xAI
Throughput: 100 tok/s
Latency: 0.7ms
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Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
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Grok-3 Mini
Avg Score:87.8%(+25.8%)
Providers:1
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Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Avg Score:62.0%
Providers:0