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DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs Kimi-K2-Instruct
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DeepSeek · activeDeepSeek-V4-ProVerified Aug 28, 2026
Moonshot AI · activeKimi-K2-InstructVerified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K2-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Family | Deepseek V4 Pro | Kimi K2 Instruct |
| Model | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K2-Instruct |
| Version | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Kimi-K2-Instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1048576 | 131072 |
| Total parameters | 1598839674782 | 1026408235864 |
| Active parameters | 49000000000 | 32000000000 |
| License | mit | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning | chat, generation, tools |
15 comparable fields · 9 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Comparable performance
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DeepSeek-V4-Pro capabilities
Input price$0.772
Output price$1.5441
Serving providers1
Canonical IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Kimi-K2-Instruct capabilities
Input price—
Output price—
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmoonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct
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