Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi-k1.5 leads with 4.8% 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
6 months newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Kimi-k1.5
Moonshot AI
2025-01-20
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Kimi-k1.5

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi-k1.5

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Kimi-k1.5

Qwen2 72B Instruct