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Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Kimi-Dev

Google Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev — side-by-side specs.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateFeb 15 2024Jun 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Pro shipped 472 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Pro or Kimi-Dev?

Gemini 1.5 Pro and Kimi-Dev do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Gemini 1.5 Pro shipped 472 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 1.5 Pro 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 1.5 Pro released?
Gemini 1.5 Pro was released by Google on Feb 15 2024.
When was Kimi-Dev released?
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
Is Gemini 1.5 Pro or Kimi-Dev open source?
Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 1.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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