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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Kimi-Dev

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 vs Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 28 2026Jun 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Context window
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
69.2%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
74.6%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
49.8%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
57.9%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
83.4%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
53.9%
Knowledge work
GDPval-AA
1890
Timeline
Release gapKimi-Dev shipped 361 days before Claude Opus 4.8

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.8 or Kimi-Dev?

Claude Opus 4.8 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-Dev shipped 361 days before Claude Opus 4.8, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.8 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.8 released?
Claude Opus 4.8 was released by Anthropic on May 28 2026.
When was Kimi-Dev released?
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Kimi-Dev open source?
Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Claude Opus 4.8 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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