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Kimi K2.5 vs Grok‑1

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIxAI
Release dateJan 27 2026Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
87.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 816 days before Kimi K2.5

Which is better: Kimi K2.5 or Grok‑1?

Kimi K2.5 leads Grok‑1 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Grok‑1 shipped 816 days before Kimi K2.5, 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 K2.5 released?
Kimi K2.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 27 2026.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.

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