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Kimi K2.6 vs Grok Code Fast 1

Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 vs xAI Grok Code Fast 1 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
xAI
Grok Code Fast 1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateApr 21 2026Aug 28 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 Code Fast 1 shipped 236 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Kimi K2.6 or Grok Code Fast 1?

Kimi K2.6 and Grok Code Fast 1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok Code Fast 1 shipped 236 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 Code Fast 1 released?
Grok Code Fast 1 was released by xAI on Aug 28 2025.

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