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Kimi Chat vs GPT-5-Codex

Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateOct 2023Sep 15 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
39%
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 715 days before GPT-5-Codex

Which is better: Kimi Chat or GPT-5-Codex?

Kimi Chat and GPT-5-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi Chat shipped 715 days before GPT-5-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi Chat and GPT-5-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.

GPT-5-Codex was released by OpenAI on Sep 15 2025.

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