Kimi Chat vs Grok 4.5
Moonshot AI Kimi Chat | SpaceXAI Grok 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Oct 2023 | Jul 8 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 64.7% |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | — | 78% |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | — | 62% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 83.3% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi Chat shipped 1011 days before Grok 4.5 | |
Which is better: Kimi Chat or Grok 4.5?
Kimi Chat and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi Chat shipped 1011 days before Grok 4.5, 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 — Kimi Chat and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.
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