Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Base leads with 4.8% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base was created as the foundation model in the K2 series, designed to serve as a starting point for fine-tuning and customization. Built to provide strong base capabilities for domain-specific applications, it enables developers to build specialized solutions on Moonshot's architecture.
Amazon
Amazon Nova Micro was created as an ultra-compact multimodal model, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Built to bring text and image understanding to edge devices and latency-sensitive applications, it extends Amazon's AI capabilities to minimal footprint scenarios.
7 months newer

Nova Micro
Amazon
2024-11-20

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 Base

Nova Micro
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 Base

Nova Micro
Bedrock

Kimi K2 Base

Nova Micro

Kimi K2 Base

Nova Micro