DeepSeek R1 0528 vs Kimi K2

Compare DeepSeek R1 0528 by DeepSeek against Kimi K2 by Moonshot AI, in 13 community votes, kimi k2 wins 64% of head-to-head duels, tested across 14 shared challenges. Updated February 2026.

In 13 community votes, Kimi K2 wins 64% of head-to-head duels. DeepSeek R1 0528 leads in Analysis, while Kimi K2 leads in Web Design, Image Generation. Based on blind community voting from the RIVAL open dataset of 13+ human preference judgments for this pair.

Web Design: Kimi K2 wins 100% of votes
Analysis: DeepSeek R1 0528 wins 100% of votes
Image Generation: Kimi K2 wins 100% of votes
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