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Kimi Chat vs Grok 2.5

Moonshot AI Kimi Chat vs xAI Grok 2.5 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
xAI
Grok 2.5
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateOct 2023Aug 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 670 days before Grok 2.5

Which is better: Kimi Chat or Grok 2.5?

Kimi Chat and Grok 2.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 670 days before Grok 2.5, 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 — 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 2.5 released?
Grok 2.5 was released by xAI on Aug 2025.

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