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Gemini 1.0 Ultra vs Kimi K2

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Google
Gemini 1.0 Ultra
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 8 2024Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.0 Ultra shipped 519 days before Kimi K2

Which is better: Gemini 1.0 Ultra or Kimi K2?

Kimi K2 leads Gemini 1.0 Ultra on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 1.0 Ultra shipped 519 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 1.0 Ultra 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 Gemini 1.0 Ultra released?
Gemini 1.0 Ultra was released by Google on Feb 8 2024.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Is Gemini 1.0 Ultra or Kimi K2 open source?
Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 1.0 Ultra is a proprietary model released by Google.

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