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Gemini 1.0 Nano vs Kimi K2 (0905)

Google Gemini 1.0 Nano vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (0905) — side-by-side specs.

Google
Gemini 1.0 Nano
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 6 2023Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.0 Nano shipped 639 days before Kimi K2 (0905)

Which is better: Gemini 1.0 Nano or Kimi K2 (0905)?

Gemini 1.0 Nano and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.0 Nano shipped 639 days before Kimi K2 (0905), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 1.0 Nano is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.0 Nano and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 1.0 Nano released?
Gemini 1.0 Nano was released by Google on Dec 6 2023.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
Is Gemini 1.0 Nano or Kimi K2 (0905) open source?
Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 1.0 Nano is a proprietary model released by Google.

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