Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Kimi K2 0905 offers 393.2K more tokens in context window than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is $1.45 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 was introduced as the second generation of Moonshot's language model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities across language understanding and generation. Built with architectural improvements and expanded training, it represents a significant advancement in Moonshot's model offerings.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next 80B Thinking was created as a reasoning-enhanced variant, designed to incorporate extended analytical capabilities into the Qwen3-Next architecture. Built to handle complex problem-solving with mixture-of-experts efficiency, it serves applications requiring both deep reasoning and computational practicality.
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Kimi K2 0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Kimi K2 0905

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 0905

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 0905
Novita
ZeroEval

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Kimi K2 0905

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Kimi K2 0905

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Novita