Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Base leads with 5.4% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2 Base is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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
Qwen2 72B was developed as the flagship model in the Qwen2 generation, designed to provide advanced language understanding with 72 billion parameters. Built to deliver strong performance across diverse tasks, it represented a significant advancement in Qwen's model capabilities when introduced.
11 months newer

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-07-23

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2 72B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Kimi K2 Base

Qwen2 72B Instruct