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DeepSeek-LLM vs Kimi K1.5

DeepSeek DeepSeek-LLM vs Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-LLM
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateNov 29 2023Jan 20 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-LLM shipped 418 days before Kimi K1.5

Which is better: DeepSeek-LLM or Kimi K1.5?

DeepSeek-LLM and Kimi K1.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek-LLM shipped 418 days before Kimi K1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model; Kimi K1.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-LLM released?
DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.
When was Kimi K1.5 released?
Kimi K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.
Is DeepSeek-LLM or Kimi K1.5 open source?
DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Kimi K1.5 is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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