Meta's latest class of model (Llama 3.1) launched with a variety of sizes & flavors. This 70B instruct-tuned version is optimized for high quality dialogue usecases. It has demonstrated strong performance compared to leading closed-source …
Model details →Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 1 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Kimi K2 0905 is the September update of [Kimi K2 0711](moonshotai/kimi-k2). It is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model developed by Moonshot AI, featuring 1 trillion total parameters with 32 billion active per forward pass.…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 131K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $0.40 | Tie |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $2.00 | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct better than MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct wins on 1 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905?
Input: $0.40 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.40 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 support?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports up to 131K tokens. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct and MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905 support tool calling?
Meta: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct: yes. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0905: yes.