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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Kimi K2 Instruct

Kimi K2 Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Google · Moonshot AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K2 Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU, MMLU-Pro). Kimi K2 Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Kimi K2 Instruct

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Google
Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
Benchmark wins
0 of 5
5 of 5
Input price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
—
200,000
Released
Jun 2025
Jul 2025
License
Proprietary
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K2 Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Kimi K2 Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

992.0B diff

Kimi K2 Instruct has 992.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed, making it 12400.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct
1.0Tparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
1000.0B
Kimi K2 Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Kimi K2 Instruct specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Kimi K2 Instruct specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2 Instruct does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Kimi K2 Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Kimi K2 Instruct uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Kimi K2 Instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Kimi K2 Instruct was released on 2025-07-11.

Kimi K2 Instruct is 1 month newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

Kimi K2 Instruct

Jul 11, 2025

1.1 years ago

2w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Kimi K2 Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K2 Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Kimi K2 Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Kimi K2 Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
✓ Preferred
Kimi K2 Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Kimi K2 Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Kimi K2 Instruct?

Kimi K2 Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Kimi K2 Instruct is made by Moonshot AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to Kimi K2 Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. Kimi K2 Instruct scores MATH-500: 97.4%, GSM8k: 97.3%, CBNSL: 95.6%, HumanEval: 93.3%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Kimi K2 Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens and Kimi K2 Instruct supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Kimi K2 Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Kimi K2 Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Kimi K2 Instruct is developed by Moonshot AI.

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