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Kimi K2 vs o1-pro

Moonshot AI Kimi K2 vs OpenAI o1-pro — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
OpenAI
o1-pro
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJul 11 2025Mar 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapo1-pro shipped 114 days before Kimi K2

Which is better: Kimi K2 or o1-pro?

Kimi K2 and o1-pro don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-pro shipped 114 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model; o1-pro is proprietary.

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

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
When was o1-pro released?
o1-pro was released by OpenAI on Mar 19 2025.
Is Kimi K2 or o1-pro open source?
Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. o1-pro is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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