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Kimi K2.7 Code vs o1-mini

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.7 Code
OpenAI
o1-mini
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJun 12 2026Sep 12 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo1-mini shipped 638 days before Kimi K2.7 Code

Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code or o1-mini?

Kimi K2.7 Code and o1-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-mini shipped 638 days before Kimi K2.7 Code, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.7 Code is an open-source / open-weight model; o1-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2.7 Code and o1-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K2.7 Code released?
Kimi K2.7 Code was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 12 2026.
When was o1-mini released?
o1-mini was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or o1-mini open source?
Kimi K2.7 Code is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. o1-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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