Kimi K2 Instruct 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. It is optimized for...
Model details →MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 1M | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.57 | $2.00 | 🏆 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.30 | $10.00 | 🏆 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
Frequently asked questions
Is MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 better than Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest?
Input: $0.57 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.30 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 supports up to 131K tokens. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest support tool calling?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: yes. Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest: yes.
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