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Kimi Chat vs Grok 3

Moonshot AI Kimi Chat vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateOct 2023Feb 17 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 505 days before Grok 3

Which is better: Kimi Chat or Grok 3?

Kimi Chat and Grok 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 505 days before Grok 3, 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 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.

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