Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 14.1% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available on 9 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 70B was created as a balanced open-source model, designed to provide strong performance with 70 billion parameters while remaining practical for many deployment scenarios. Built to serve as a versatile foundation for fine-tuning and application development, it combines capability with accessibility in the open-source ecosystem.
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Llama 3.1 70B 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 70B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Bedrock

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
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