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DeepSeek V3 Chat vs Kimi Chat

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Chat vs Moonshot AI Kimi Chat — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Chat
Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 2024Oct 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 427 days before DeepSeek V3 Chat

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Chat or Kimi Chat?

DeepSeek V3 Chat and Kimi Chat do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 427 days before DeepSeek V3 Chat, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model; Kimi Chat 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 V3 Chat released?
DeepSeek V3 Chat was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
When was Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
Is DeepSeek V3 Chat or Kimi Chat open source?
DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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