Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 8.9% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct-0905 represents a specific release iteration of the K2 Instruct model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements. Built to provide enhanced instruction-following based on deployment feedback, it continues the evolution of Moonshot's instruction-tuned offerings.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
1 year newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Bedrock

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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