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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct vs Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Context Window
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Speed
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto)

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLlama 3.1 405B InstructKimi K2 0905 (exacto)
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLlama 3.1 405B InstructKimi K2 0905 (exacto)
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMeta-llamaMoonshotai
ReleasedJul 2024Sep 2025

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Modalities

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Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 25.9, compared to Llama 3.1 405B Instruct's score of 14.5.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct has a 131,000 token context window, while Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) has a 262,144 token context window.
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct does not support vision. Kimi K2 0905 (exacto) does not support vision.