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Kimi K2 Instruct vs Phi 4 Mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Instruct leads with 27.3% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2 Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Kimi K2, designed to follow user instructions reliably across diverse tasks. Built to serve general-purpose conversational and task-completion applications, it provides Moonshot's accessible interface for language AI.
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Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
5 months newer
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01
Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
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Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
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Kimi K2 Instruct
Average Score:85.8%(+27.3%)
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Phi 4 Mini
Average Score:58.5%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Kimi K2 Instruct
1 providers
Novita
Throughput: 45 tok/s
Latency: 0.95ms
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Phi 4 Mini
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Kimi K2 Instruct
Avg Score:85.8%(+27.3%)
Providers:1
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Phi 4 Mini
Avg Score:58.5%
Providers:0