Kimi K2 vs Llama 3 70B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Llama 3 70B wins overall with a score of 48 vs 23 (25 point difference).Llama 3 70B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 3 70B

Kimi K2

29.8

Llama 3 70B

56.5

32
MMLU
58
31
GPQA
58
29
SuperGPQA
56
27
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

Llama 3 70B

Kimi K2

24

Llama 3 70B

50

24
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

Llama 3 70B

Kimi K2

31

Llama 3 70B

57

32
AIME 2023
58
34
AIME 2024
60
33
AIME 2025
59
28
HMMT Feb 2023
54
30
HMMT Feb 2024
56
29
HMMT Feb 2025
55
31
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

Llama 3 70B

Kimi K2

29

Llama 3 70B

55

30
SimpleQA
56
28
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or Llama 3 70B?

Llama 3 70B scores higher overall with 48 vs 23, a difference of 25 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or Llama 3 70B?

Llama 3 70B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 56.5 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or Llama 3 70B?

Llama 3 70B leads in coding with an average score of 50 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Llama 3 70B?

Llama 3 70B leads in math with an average score of 57 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or Llama 3 70B?

Llama 3 70B leads in reasoning with an average score of 55 vs 29.