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Kimi-VL vs o1-pro

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

Moonshot AI
Kimi-VL
OpenAI
o1-pro
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateApr 2025Mar 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
16B
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo1-pro shipped 13 days before Kimi-VL

Which is better: Kimi-VL or o1-pro?

Kimi-VL 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 13 days before Kimi-VL, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

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

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