Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Moonshot AI | Alibaba |
| Release Date | September 4, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| Parameters | 1.0T | 80B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 262K | 66K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.60 | $0.15 |
| Output Price / 1M | $2.40 | $1.50 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| MMLU-Redux | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
MMLU-Redux0.9 vs 0.9
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Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 — 0.9, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — 0.9.
API Cost
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 1.8x cheaper: input $0.15/1M vs $0.60/1M tokens.
Context Window
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 supports a larger context: 262K vs 66K tokens.
Recency
Both models were released around the same time: 9/4/2025 and 9/9/2025.
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