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Kimi Chat vs Grok‑1

Moonshot AI Kimi Chat vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateOct 2023Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 33 days before Grok‑1

Which is better: Kimi Chat or Grok‑1?

Kimi Chat and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 33 days before Grok‑1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Kimi Chat 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 Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is Kimi Chat or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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