Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct is a language model developed by Moonshot AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 66.7% across 38 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.4%), GSM8k (97.3%), CBNSL (95.6%). It supports a 144K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. Released in 2025, it represents Moonshot AI's latest advancement in AI technology.

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is a language model developed by Microsoft. The model shows competitive results across 31 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM8k (86.2%), ARC-C (84.6%), RULER (84.1%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2024, it represents Microsoft's latest advancement in AI technology.

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Microsoft

2024-08-23

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Moonshot AI

2025-01-01

4 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Input:$0.57
Output:$2.29
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

$2.66 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.10

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Max Context:144.0K
Parameters:1.0T
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Larger context
Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:3.8B

Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

+28.1%
Average Score:87.3%
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Average Score:59.2%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

reasoning
+14.8%
89.0%
math
+25.7%
86.6%
code
+13.3%
79.5%
general
+6.6%
62.0%
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

reasoning
74.2%
math
60.9%
code
66.2%
general
55.4%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

1 providers

Novita

Throughput: 45 tok/s
Latency: 0.95ms
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

1 providers

Azure

Throughput: 23 tok/s
Latency: 0.52ms
Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

+28.1%
Avg Score:87.3%
Providers:1
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Avg Score:59.2%
Providers:1