Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is better at 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

992.0B diff

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 has 992.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed, making it 12400.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
1.0Tparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
1000.0B
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3n E4B Instructed specifies input context (32,000 tokens). Only Gemma 3n E4B Instructed specifies output context (32,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 does not.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 uses MIT.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 was released on 2025-09-05.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is 2 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

11 months ago

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Sep 5, 2025

8 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Kimi K2-Instruct-0905's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K2-Instruct-0905's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 2024

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (32,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Moonshot AI
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2025 score (49.5% vs 11.6%)
Higher GPQA score (75.1% vs 23.7%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (53.7% vs 13.2%)
Higher MMLU score (89.5% vs 64.9%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (81.1% vs 50.6%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Kimi K2-Instruct-0905.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed or Kimi K2-Instruct-0905?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is made by Google and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 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 E4B Instructed compare to Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed scores HumanEval: 75.0%, MGSM: 67.0%, MMLU: 64.9%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 64.5%, MBPP: 63.6%. Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 scores MATH-500: 97.4%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%, IFEval: 89.8%, AutoLogi: 89.5%, MMLU: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports 32K tokens and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 supports an unknown number of 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 E4B Instructed and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905?

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 E4B Instructed and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is developed by Google and Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is developed by Moonshot AI.