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Kimi-VL vs Grok‑1

Moonshot AI Kimi-VL vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Moonshot AI
Kimi-VL
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateApr 2025Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
16B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 515 days before Kimi-VL

Which is better: Kimi-VL or Grok‑1?

Kimi-VL and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 515 days before Kimi-VL, 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 Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.

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