Kimi K1.5 vs o4-mini
Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 | OpenAI o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Jan 20 2025 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | 128k | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 8% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi K1.5 shipped 86 days before o4-mini | |
Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or o4-mini?
Kimi K1.5 and o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 86 days before o4-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K1.5 and o4-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.
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
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