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Kimi K2.8 Preview vs Sarvam-30B

Comparing Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Moonshot AI · Sarvam AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Kimi K2.8 Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Sarvam-30B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Kimi K2.8 Preview
Moonshot AI
Sarvam-30B
Sarvam AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

0 reported for Kimi K2.8 Preview · 14 for Sarvam-30B

No common benchmarks found

Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Kimi K2.8 Preview specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.8 Preview
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output- tokens
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Kimi K2.8 Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B does not.

Kimi K2.8 Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Kimi K2.8 Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2.8 Preview is licensed under a proprietary license, while Sarvam-30B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Kimi K2.8 Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Sarvam-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2.8 Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Kimi K2.8 Preview is 6 months newer than Sarvam-30B.

Kimi K2.8 Preview

Sep 11, 2026

5 days ago

6mo newer
Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

6 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Kimi K2.8 Preview
✓ Preferred
Sarvam-30B
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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2.8 Preview vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Kimi K2.8 Preview or Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K2.8 Preview (Moonshot AI) and Sarvam-30B (Sarvam AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Kimi K2.8 Preview compare to Sarvam-30B in benchmarks?

Sarvam-30B scores MATH-500: 97.0%, AIME 2025: 96.7%, MBPP: 92.7%, HumanEval: 92.1%, MMLU: 85.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K2.8 Preview supports 1.0M tokens and Sarvam-30B 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 Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi K2.8 Preview and Sarvam-30B?

Kimi K2.8 Preview is developed by Moonshot AI and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.

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