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Kimi K2 vs gpt-oss-120b

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJul 11 2025Aug 5 2025
AccessOpen WeightOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
10%
11%Best
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 shipped 25 days before gpt-oss-120b

Which is better: Kimi K2 or gpt-oss-120b?

gpt-oss-120b leads Kimi K2 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). Kimi K2 shipped 25 days before gpt-oss-120b, 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.

On BullshitBench v2, gpt-oss-120b leads at 11% vs Kimi K2 at 10%.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.

gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

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