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Kimi K1.5 vs Grok 4

Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 vs xAI Grok 4 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
xAI
Grok 4
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateJan 20 2025Jul 9 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K1.5 shipped 170 days before Grok 4

Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or Grok 4?

Kimi K1.5 and Grok 4 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi K1.5 shipped 170 days before Grok 4, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K1.5 released?
Kimi K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.
When was Grok 4 released?
Grok 4 was released by xAI on Jul 9 2025.

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