Kimi-VL vs Grok 4.5
Moonshot AI Kimi-VL | SpaceXAI Grok 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Moonshot AI | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 2025 | Jul 8 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 16B | — |
| Benchmarks | ||
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 64.7% |
Multilingual coding SWE-Bench MultilingualLike SWE-Bench, but the coding problems span many programming languages, not just one. Tests how broadly the AI can code. Higher is better. | — | 78% |
Agentic coding DeepSWE 1.0Artificial Analysis' independent test of deep, agentic software-engineering work — the AI has to plan and carry out substantial coding tasks end to end. Higher is better. | — | 62% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 83.3% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi-VL shipped 463 days before Grok 4.5 | |
Which is better: Kimi-VL or Grok 4.5?
Kimi-VL and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-VL shipped 463 days before Grok 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Kimi-VL is open weight, while Grok 4.5 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi-VL and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 2025.
Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.
Kimi-VL is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Grok 4.5 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.