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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Kimi K2 (0905)

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 28 2025Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 100 days before Kimi K2 (0905)

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Kimi K2 (0905)?

Kimi K2 (0905) leads DeepSeek R1-0528 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). DeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 100 days before Kimi K2 (0905), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

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 R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.

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