Kimi-Dev vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev | OpenAI GPT-5-Codex-Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jun 2025 | Nov 7 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 72B | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi-Dev shipped 159 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini | |
Which is better: Kimi-Dev or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?
Kimi-Dev and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-Dev shipped 159 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-Dev is open weight, while GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 7 2025.
Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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