Kimi K2 vs Llama 4 Maverick

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

Quick Verdict

Llama 4 Maverick wins overall with a score of 37 vs 23 (14 point difference).Llama 4 Maverick wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 4 Maverick

Kimi K2

29.8

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

32
MMLU
46
31
GPQA
45
29
SuperGPQA
43
27
OpenBookQA
41

Coding

Llama 4 Maverick

Kimi K2

24

Llama 4 Maverick

38

24
HumanEval
38

Mathematics

Llama 4 Maverick

Kimi K2

31

Llama 4 Maverick

45

32
AIME 2023
46
34
AIME 2024
48
33
AIME 2025
47
28
HMMT Feb 2023
42
30
HMMT Feb 2024
44
29
HMMT Feb 2025
43
31
BRUMO 2025
45

Reasoning

Llama 4 Maverick

Kimi K2

29

Llama 4 Maverick

43

30
SimpleQA
44
28
MuSR
42

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick scores higher overall with 37 vs 23, a difference of 14 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 43.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in coding with an average score of 38 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in math with an average score of 45 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick leads in reasoning with an average score of 43 vs 29.