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Kimi Linear vs GPT-4

Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateOct 2025Mar 14 2023
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 932 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Kimi Linear or GPT-4?

Kimi Linear and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 932 days before Kimi Linear, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi Linear is open weight, while GPT-4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi Linear and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

Kimi Linear is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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