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Kimi K1.5 vs GPT-4.1 nano

Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 nano
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJan 20 2025Apr 14 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Specifications
Context window
128k
1M
Timeline
Release gapKimi K1.5 shipped 84 days before GPT-4.1 nano

Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or GPT-4.1 nano?

Kimi K1.5 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 84 days before GPT-4.1 nano, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 128k (Kimi K1.5) vs 1M (GPT-4.1 nano).

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K1.5 and GPT-4.1 nano don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.

GPT-4.1 nano was released by OpenAI on Apr 14 2025.

Kimi K1.5 has a 128k context window; GPT-4.1 nano has 1M.

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