Kimi K1.5 vs Grok 4.5
Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 | SpaceXAI Grok 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Jan 20 2025 | Jul 8 2026 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Context window | 128k | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 64.7% |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | — | 78% |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | — | 62% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 83.3% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi K1.5 shipped 534 days before Grok 4.5 | |
Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or Grok 4.5?
Kimi K1.5 and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 534 days before Grok 4.5, 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 Grok 4.5 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.
Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.
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