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DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs Kimi K2 Thinking
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Winner summary
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) wins on 0/0 benchmarks
Not enough overlapping benchmarks to declare a winner yet · DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) · Kimi K2 Thinking are still filling in scores.
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
#8 by perf·no signal
Kimi K2 Thinking
#77 by perf·no signal
Best value
Kimi K2 Thinking
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024)
—
no price
Kimi K2 Thinking
34.4 pts/$
$1.55/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
moonshotai
private · undisclosed
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | — | — | — | — |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | $0.60 | $2.50 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $10.75 |
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