Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi-k1.5 leads with 3.0% higher average benchmark score. Kimi-k1.5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5 was developed by Moonshot AI as an advanced language model with extended context capabilities, designed to handle long documents and conversations. Built to excel at tasks requiring comprehension of extensive information, it represents Moonshot's approach to long-context language understanding.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
3 months newer

Kimi-k1.5
Moonshot AI
2025-01-20

Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Kimi-k1.5

Phi 4 Reasoning
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi-k1.5

Phi 4 Reasoning

Kimi-k1.5

Phi 4 Reasoning