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Kimi-Dev vs GPT-4

Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev vs OpenAI GPT-4 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJun 2025Mar 14 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 810 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Kimi-Dev or GPT-4?

Kimi-Dev and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 810 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi-Dev released?
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
When was GPT-4 released?
GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.
Is Kimi-Dev or GPT-4 open source?
Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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