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.

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B is a language model developed by Alibaba. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 76.2% across 23 benchmarks. It excels particularly in Arena Hard (95.6%), GSM8k (94.4%), BBH (88.9%). The model shows particular specialization in math tasks with an average performance of 83.3%. It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Alibaba's latest advancement in AI technology.

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Moonshot AI

2025-01-01

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

2025-04-29

3 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

Input:$0.57
Output:$2.29
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

$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
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Larger context
Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:235.0B

Average performance across 10 common benchmarks

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

+3.5%
Average Score:77.4%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Average Score:74.0%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

math
+3.3%
86.6%
code
+2.9%
79.5%
roleplay
76.4%
general
62.0%
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

math
83.3%
code
76.6%
roleplay
+0.7%
77.1%
general
+12.8%
74.8%
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
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 23.74 tok/s
Latency: 0.79ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 21.74 tok/s
Latency: 1.23ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 68.17 tok/s
Latency: 0.78ms

Novita

Throughput: 38.51 tok/s
Latency: 1.02ms
Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

+3.5%
Avg Score:77.4%
Providers:1
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

Avg Score:74.0%
Providers:4