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Kimi K1.5 vs Grok Code Fast 1

Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 vs xAI Grok Code Fast 1 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateJan 20 2025Aug 28 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 220 days before Grok Code Fast 1

Which is better: Kimi K1.5 or Grok Code Fast 1?

Kimi K1.5 and Grok Code Fast 1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi K1.5 shipped 220 days before Grok Code Fast 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 Code Fast 1 released?
Grok Code Fast 1 was released by xAI on Aug 28 2025.

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