When was DeepSeek-V4-Flash released?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.

When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?

Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.

Which is better on GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Kimi K2 (0905)?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash scores higher on GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek-V4-Flash 88.1% vs Kimi K2 (0905) 75.1%.

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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Kimi K2 (0905)

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	DeepSeek DeepSeek-V4-Flash	Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
Company	DeepSeek	Moonshot AI
Release date	Apr 24 2026	Sep 5 2025
Model type	—	—
Open source	Yes	Yes
Specifications
Parameters	—	1T
Context window	—	256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning GPQA Diamond	88.1%	75.1%
Software engineering SWE-Bench Verified	—	65.8%
Multimodal understanding MMMU	—	—
Timeline
Release gap	Kimi K2 (0905) shipped 231 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Kimi K2 (0905)?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash and Kimi K2 (0905) are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Kimi K2 (0905) shipped 231 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, 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.

On GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Flash scores 88.1%, 13 points above Kimi K2 (0905) at 75.1%.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-V4-Flash released?: DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?: Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Kimi K2 (0905)?: DeepSeek-V4-Flash scores higher on GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek-V4-Flash 88.1% vs Kimi K2 (0905) 75.1%.