Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Base leads with 5.0% 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
9 months newer

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Together

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct