Model Comparison

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs Qwen2 72B Instruct

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

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MultiPL-E), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

928.0B diff

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 has 928.0B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 1288.9% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
1000.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
72.0B
Qwen2 72B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is 14 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Sep 5, 2025

7 months ago

1.1yr newer
Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Moonshot AI
Higher GPQA score (75.1% vs 42.4%)
Higher MMLU score (89.5% vs 82.3%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (81.1% vs 64.4%)
Higher MultiPL-E score (85.7% vs 69.2%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs Qwen2 72B Instruct

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is made by Moonshot AI and Qwen2 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 scores MATH-500: 97.4%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%, IFEval: 89.8%, AutoLogi: 89.5%, MMLU: 89.5%. Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.
Key differences include licensing (MIT vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is developed by Moonshot AI and Qwen2 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.