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Kimi K1.5 vs Grok 4.1

Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 vs xAI Grok 4.1 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
xAI
Grok 4.1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateJan 20 2025Nov 17 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 301 days before Grok 4.1

Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or Grok 4.1?

Kimi K1.5 and Grok 4.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi K1.5 shipped 301 days before Grok 4.1, 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 4.1 released?
Grok 4.1 was released by xAI on Nov 17 2025.

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