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Kimi-VL vs gpt-oss-120b

Moonshot AI Kimi-VL vs OpenAI gpt-oss-120b — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi-VL
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateApr 2025Aug 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
16B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi-VL shipped 126 days before gpt-oss-120b

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

Kimi-VL and gpt-oss-120b do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi-VL shipped 126 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.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi-VL released?
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 2025.
When was gpt-oss-120b released?
gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

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