Kimi-Dev vs GPT-4.1 nano
Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev | OpenAI GPT-4.1 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jun 2025 | Apr 14 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 72B | — |
Context window | — | 1M |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GPT-4.1 nano shipped 48 days before Kimi-Dev | |
Which is better: Kimi-Dev or GPT-4.1 nano?
Kimi-Dev and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4.1 nano shipped 48 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-Dev is open weight, while GPT-4.1 nano is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
GPT-4.1 nano was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.
Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-4.1 nano is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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