Kimi K1.5vsQwen3-Coder
Kimi K1.5 | Qwen3-Coder | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 480B |
Context window | 128k | 256k |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | Qwen |
| Release date | Jan 20 2025 | Jul 22 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or Qwen3-Coder?
Kimi K1.5 and Qwen3-Coder don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 183 days before Qwen3-Coder, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 128k (Kimi K1.5) vs 256k (Qwen3-Coder). Kimi K1.5 is proprietary, while Qwen3-Coder is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K1.5 and Qwen3-Coder 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.
Qwen3-Coder was released by Qwen on Jul 22 2025.
Kimi K1.5 has a 128k context window; Qwen3-Coder has 256k.
Kimi K1.5 is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI. Qwen3-Coder is an open weight model released by Qwen.