Kimi K2 Instruct vs R1 1776
Moonshot AI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •R1 1776 has the higher intelligence index (95.4 vs 66.5)
- •R1 1776 is cheaper ($0.00 vs $0.57 per 1M input)
| Kimi K2 Instruct | R1 1776 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 66.5 | 95.4 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Perplexity |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | — |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | — |
| Input price | $0.57 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.30 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 45 tok/s | — |
| Released | July 11, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
| Parameters | 1000000000000 | — |
| Input modalities | — | — |
| Output modalities | — | — |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2 Instruct
R1 1776
MATH-500
97.4
95.4