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DeepSeek-V3.2 vs Kimi Chat

DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2 vs Moonshot AI Kimi Chat — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2
Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 1 2025Oct 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 792 days before DeepSeek-V3.2

Which is better: DeepSeek-V3.2 or Kimi Chat?

DeepSeek-V3.2 and Kimi Chat do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 792 days before DeepSeek-V3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Kimi Chat is proprietary.

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 DeepSeek-V3.2 released?
DeepSeek-V3.2 was released by DeepSeek on Dec 1 2025.
When was Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2 or Kimi Chat open source?
DeepSeek-V3.2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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