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  3. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Llama 4 Maverick benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Llama 4 Maverick delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,468 vs 1,465), while MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (65.8%), while Llama 4 Maverick is more budget-friendly at $0.8/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Llama 4 Maverick holds the advantage over MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Llama 4 Maverick for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

9 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 (3)Llama 4 Maverick (6)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
3 of 9 Wins
✓Coding Elo✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond
Llama 4 Maverick
6 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
Moonshot
Leads 3 of 9 metrics
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (moonshotai/kimi-k2). Preview until a second source matches.

K2 BaseElo 1,465$2.3/1M out
Meta
Leads 6 of 9 metrics
Llama 4 Maverick

Meta natively multimodal open-weight flagship.

Elo 1,468$0.7999999999999999/1M out

Kimi Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

4 models

Currently comparing MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 vs Llama 4 Maverick. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
Kimi K3$15MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.5$2.85Kimi Chat 1.5$0.8
Top Rival Showdowns for MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderLlama 4 Maverick Wins

Llama 4 Maverick

Δ 3 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderLlama 4 Maverick Wins

Llama 4 Maverick

130 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 4 Maverick Wins

Llama 4 Maverick

$0.7999999999999999 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 (3)vsLlama 4 Maverick (6)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 3W (33%)Overall: Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick: 6W (67%)
← MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 07111 tiesLlama 4 Maverick →
🏆MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711(3/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsLlama 4 Maverick
Preference Elo
1,465vs1,468+3
Coding Elo
1,470vs1,452+18
SWE-bench
65.8%vs57.1%+8.7%
LiveBench
62.8%vs62.8%
GPQA Diamond
76.5%vs74.6%+1.9%
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 3WLlama 4 Maverick: 1W
🏆Llama 4 Maverick(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsLlama 4 Maverick
Output speed
85 tok/svs130 tok/s+45 tok/s
Time to first token
240 msvs170 ms+70 ms
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 2W
🏆Llama 4 Maverick(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711vsLlama 4 Maverick
Output price
$2.3/1Mvs$0.8/1M+$1.5/1M
Input price
$0.57/1Mvs$0.2/1M+$0.37/1M
Context window
131kvs1M+918k
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711: 0WLlama 4 Maverick: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+3
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 07111,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo+18
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 07111,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick1,452
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071162.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+8.7%
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071165.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick57.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond+1.9%
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071176.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick74.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+70 ms
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711240 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+45 tok/s
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 071185 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.37/1M
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$0.57/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$1.5/1M
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$2.3/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+918k
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Llama 4 Maverick1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Llama 4 MaverickAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+3
Coding Elo
1,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,452
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+18
LiveBench
62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
62.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
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SWE-bench
65.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
57.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+8.7%
GPQA Diamond
76.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
74.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+1.9%
Time to first token
240 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
170 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+70 ms
Output speed
85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+45 tok/s
Input price
$0.57/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.37/1M
Output price
$2.3/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.8/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$1.5/1M
Context window
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+918k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 65% with Llama 4 Maverick
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711$54.45 / mo
In: $19.95Out: $34.5
Llama 4 Maverick$19.00 / mo
In: $7Out: $12
Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Maverick is estimated to save $35.45/month ($425/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711:Pick MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Llama 4 Maverick:Pick Llama 4 Maverick when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Higher SWE-bench (65.8%).

High-volume chatLlama 4 Maverick

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Maverick

Lower TTFT (170 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Maverick

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionLlama 4 Maverick

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Llama 4 Maverick).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsMoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711Higher SWE-bench (65.8%).
High-volume chatLlama 4 MaverickLower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 MaverickLower TTFT (170 ms).
Long-document RAGLlama 4 MaverickLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionLlama 4 MaverickBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Llama 4 Maverick).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
compareApr 9, 2026

Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

Hub remaps to top Meta vs top Anthropic Elo. Usually Maverick vs Opus 5.

launchApr 8, 2026

Llama 4 Maverick: Meta’s natively multimodal open-weight flagship

Apr 2026. The Llama vs Claude hub uses the top Meta Elo row — usually Maverick.

launchDec 6, 2024

Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

Dec 2024 instruct 70B. Still a self-host baseline. Llama 4 is the 2026 buy.

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MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711

Elo 1,465
SWE-bench65.8%
Speed (tok/s)85 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.57/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$2.3/1M
Meta

Llama 4 Maverick

Elo 1,468
SWE-bench57.1%
Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.2/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Llama 4 Maverick?
Llama 4 Maverick has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,468). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Llama 4 Maverick?
MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 leads SWE-bench at 65.8% vs 57.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Llama 4 Maverick output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $2.3/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 or Llama 4 Maverick?
Llama 4 Maverick has the lower time-to-first-token (170 ms vs 240 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 4 Maverick is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 0711 and Llama 4 Maverick Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • compare · Apr 9, 2026

    Llama vs Claude: open-weight Meta versus the Anthropic crown

  • launch · Apr 8, 2026

    Llama 4 Maverick: Meta’s natively multimodal open-weight flagship

  • launch · Dec 6, 2024

    Llama 3.3 70B stays as the previous Meta 70B workhorse

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