Only 20% of Kimi's Gains Are Meaningful
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-18
This post breaks down Kimi's performance improvements:
- Truly meaningful improvements account for about 20% (items 1 and 5)
- Another 35% (items 3 and 6) are "functionally useful but trivial/cheating"
- The largest chunk at 45% (items 2 and 4) is considered noise
The overall sentiment: interpret these results with caution—don't mistake noise for real progress.
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