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Kimi-Dev vs o4-mini-high

Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
OpenAI
o4-mini-high
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJun 2025Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Timeline
Release gapo4-mini-high shipped 46 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Kimi-Dev or o4-mini-high?

Kimi-Dev and o4-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o4-mini-high shipped 46 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi-Dev is open weight, while o4-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-Dev and o4-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.

o4-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. o4-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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