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Kimi-Dev vs GPT-5.1

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Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
OpenAI
GPT-5.1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJun 2025Nov 12 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
76%
Timeline
Release gapKimi-Dev shipped 164 days before GPT-5.1

Which is better: Kimi-Dev or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads Kimi-Dev on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi-Dev shipped 164 days before GPT-5.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.1 is proprietary.

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-Dev released?
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
When was GPT-5.1 released?
GPT-5.1 was released by OpenAI on Nov 12 2025.
Is Kimi-Dev or GPT-5.1 open source?
Kimi-Dev is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5.1 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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