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Kimi K2 Thinking vs o3-pro

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Thinking
OpenAI
o3-pro
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateNov 6 2025Jun 10 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
71.3%
Timeline
Release gapo3-pro shipped 149 days before Kimi K2 Thinking

Which is better: Kimi K2 Thinking or o3-pro?

Kimi K2 Thinking and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3-pro shipped 149 days before Kimi K2 Thinking, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 Thinking is open weight, while o3-pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2 Thinking and o3-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K2 Thinking was released by Moonshot AI on Nov 6 2025.

o3-pro was released by OpenAI on Jun 10 2025.

Kimi K2 Thinking is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. o3-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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