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Gemini 3.0 Pro vs Kimi-VL

Google Gemini 3.0 Pro vs Moonshot AI Kimi-VL — side-by-side specs.

Google
Gemini 3.0 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi-VL
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateNov 18 2025Apr 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
16B
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
76.2%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.9%
Multimodal
MMMU
81%
Timeline
Release gapKimi-VL shipped 231 days before Gemini 3.0 Pro

Which is better: Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi-VL?

Gemini 3.0 Pro and Kimi-VL don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-VL shipped 231 days before Gemini 3.0 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-VL is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 3.0 Pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 3.0 Pro and Kimi-VL don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 3.0 Pro released?
Gemini 3.0 Pro was released by Google on Nov 18 2025.
When was Kimi-VL released?
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 2025.
Is Gemini 3.0 Pro or Kimi-VL open source?
Kimi-VL is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 3.0 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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