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Kimi K2.6 vs Grok 4.1 Fast

Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 vs xAI Grok 4.1 Fast — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateApr 21 2026Nov 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4.1 Fast shipped 153 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Kimi K2.6 or Grok 4.1 Fast?

Kimi K2.6 and Grok 4.1 Fast do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok 4.1 Fast shipped 153 days before Kimi K2.6, 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 K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.
When was Grok 4.1 Fast released?
Grok 4.1 Fast was released by xAI on Nov 19 2025.

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