Model family timeline
Last updated Jan 20, 2025
Kimi model releases
A source-backed timeline for the Kimi model family, collecting release dates, labs, access details, context windows, and major lifecycle changes.
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Kimi k1.5
AvailableMoonshot AIProprietary
Moonshot's multimodal reinforcement-learning reasoning model, reported as matching OpenAI o1 on math, coding, and multimodal reasoning.
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Released
Jan 20, 2025
1.4y ago
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Kimi 1M
AvailableMoonshot AIProprietary
Long-context Kimi upgrade advertised with support for million-character document and conversation contexts.
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Released
Mar 18, 2024
2.3y ago
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Kimi Chat
AvailableMoonshot AIProprietary
Moonshot's first Kimi assistant release, establishing the long-context product line before the open Kimi model cards.
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Released
Oct 9, 2023
2.7y ago
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