Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 13.0% 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-4 Mini Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended thinking capabilities into the ultra-compact Phi-4 Mini architecture. Built to demonstrate that reasoning enhancements can be applied even to very small models, it brings analytical depth to resource-constrained environments.
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Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
2025-02-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Phi 4 Mini Reasoning