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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Kimi K2

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateSep 22 2025Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 shipped 73 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Kimi K2?

Kimi K2 leads DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi K2 shipped 73 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, 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 V3.1 Terminus released?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.

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