Kimi-Dev vs o3-mini-high
Moonshot AI Kimi-Dev | OpenAI o3-mini-high | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jun 2025 | Jan 31 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 72B | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | o3-mini-high shipped 121 days before Kimi-Dev | |
Which is better: Kimi-Dev or o3-mini-high?
Kimi-Dev and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3-mini-high shipped 121 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-Dev is open weight, while o3-mini-high is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.
o3-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.
Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. o3-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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