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Gemini Omni vs Kimi K2 Thinking

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Google
Gemini Omni
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 19 2026Nov 6 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 Thinking shipped 194 days before Gemini Omni

Which is better: Gemini Omni or Kimi K2 Thinking?

Kimi K2 Thinking leads Gemini Omni on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi K2 Thinking shipped 194 days before Gemini Omni, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 Thinking is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini Omni 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 Omni released?
Gemini Omni was released by Google on May 19 2026.
When was Kimi K2 Thinking released?
Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.
Is Gemini Omni or Kimi K2 Thinking open source?
Kimi K2 Thinking is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini Omni is a proprietary model released by Google.

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