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Kimi K2 (0905) vs GPT-5.3-Codex

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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateSep 5 2025Feb 5 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 (0905) shipped 153 days before GPT-5.3-Codex

Which is better: Kimi K2 (0905) or GPT-5.3-Codex?

Kimi K2 (0905) leads GPT-5.3-Codex on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi K2 (0905) shipped 153 days before GPT-5.3-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.3-Codex is proprietary.

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 K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
When was GPT-5.3-Codex released?
GPT-5.3-Codex was released by OpenAI on Feb 5 2026.
Is Kimi K2 (0905) or GPT-5.3-Codex open source?
Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5.3-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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