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Kimi K2.5 vs GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

Moonshot AI Kimi K2.5 vs OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJan 27 2026Feb 12 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
76.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87.6%
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2.5 shipped 16 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

Which is better: Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark?

Kimi K2.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K2.5 shipped 16 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 256k (Kimi K2.5) vs 128k (GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark). Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
When was GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark released?
GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark was released by OpenAI on Feb 12 2026.
How do the context windows of Kimi K2.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark compare?
Kimi K2.5 has a 256k context window; GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has 128k.
Is Kimi K2.5 or GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark open source?
Kimi K2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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