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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Kimi Chat

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 24 2026Oct 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 936 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Kimi Chat?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Kimi Chat on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi Chat shipped 936 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash 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-V4-Flash released?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Kimi Chat open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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