Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
9 months newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct