Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Base leads with 2.0% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base is a language model developed by Moonshot AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.2% across 13 benchmarks. It excels particularly in C-Eval (92.5%), GSM8k (92.1%), MMLU-redux-2.0 (90.2%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Moonshot AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
Microsoft
Phi 4 is a language model developed by Microsoft. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 66.0% across 13 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MMLU (84.8%), HumanEval+ (82.8%), HumanEval (82.6%). The model is available through 1 API provider. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2024, it represents Microsoft's latest advancement in AI technology.
7 months newer
Phi 4
Microsoft
2024-12-12
Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 21 common benchmarks
Kimi K2 Base
Phi 4
Phi 4
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Kimi K2 Base
Phi 4
DeepInfra
Kimi K2 Base
Phi 4
Kimi K2 Base
Phi 4