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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Kimi Linear

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 24 2026Oct 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Linear shipped 205 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

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

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Kimi Linear on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi Linear shipped 205 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.

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 Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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