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Kimi Linear vs o1-pro

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

Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
OpenAI
o1-pro
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateOct 2025Mar 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo1-pro shipped 196 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Kimi Linear or o1-pro?

Kimi Linear 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 196 days before Kimi Linear, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

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

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