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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 8B | 48B |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 1M | 1M |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | |
| Release date | Oct 3 2024 | Oct 30 2025 |
| Access | Closed | Open Weight |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 392 days before Kimi Linear, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B has 8B parameters, while Kimi Linear has 48B. Context windows are 1M (Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B) vs 1M (Kimi Linear). Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is closed, while Kimi Linear is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.