Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. 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 Plus was created as an enhanced reasoning variant, designed to provide even deeper analytical capabilities within the Phi-4 family. Built to maximize reasoning quality while maintaining the efficiency benefits of small models, it represents the most capable reasoning-focused option in the Phi-4 series.
3 months newer

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

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

Kimi-k1.5

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

Kimi-k1.5

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus

Kimi-k1.5

Phi 4 Reasoning Plus