Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 33.0% higher average benchmark score. 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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 Mini was developed by Microsoft as a small language model designed to deliver impressive performance despite its compact size. Built with efficiency in mind, it demonstrates that capable language understanding and generation can be achieved with fewer parameters, making AI more accessible for edge and resource-constrained deployments.
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Phi-3.5-mini-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

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Available providers and their performance metrics

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