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DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs Kimi K2 Thinking

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 24 2026Nov 6 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
90.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 Thinking shipped 169 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Pro or Kimi K2 Thinking?

DeepSeek-V4-Pro and Kimi K2 Thinking are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Kimi K2 Thinking shipped 169 days before DeepSeek-V4-Pro, 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-Pro released?
DeepSeek-V4-Pro was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Kimi K2 Thinking released?
Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.

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