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Kimi K1.5 vs GPT-5.4 mini

Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 mini
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJan 20 2025Mar 17 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Specifications
Context window
128k
400k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
32%
Timeline
Release gapKimi K1.5 shipped 421 days before GPT-5.4 mini

Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or GPT-5.4 mini?

Kimi K1.5 and GPT-5.4 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 421 days before GPT-5.4 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 128k (Kimi K1.5) vs 400k (GPT-5.4 mini).

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K1.5 and GPT-5.4 mini 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-5.4 mini was released by OpenAI on Mar 17 2026.

Kimi K1.5 has a 128k context window; GPT-5.4 mini has 400k.

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