Kimi Linear vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Moonshot AI Kimi Linear | OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | OpenAI |
| Release date | Oct 2025 | Nov 19 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 48B | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi Linear shipped 49 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | |
Which is better: Kimi Linear or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?
Kimi Linear and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi Linear shipped 49 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi Linear is open weight, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi Linear and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.
Kimi Linear is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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