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Kimi K2 (0905) vs Grok 4.1 Fast

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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateSep 5 2025Nov 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi K2 (0905) shipped 75 days before Grok 4.1 Fast

Which is better: Kimi K2 (0905) or Grok 4.1 Fast?

Kimi K2 (0905) leads Grok 4.1 Fast on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Kimi K2 (0905) shipped 75 days before Grok 4.1 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4.1 Fast 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 Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
When was Grok 4.1 Fast released?
Grok 4.1 Fast was released by xAI on Nov 19 2025.
Is Kimi K2 (0905) or Grok 4.1 Fast open source?
Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Grok 4.1 Fast is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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