Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 12.2% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Devstral Small was developed as a more efficient development-focused model, designed to bring software engineering assistance to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide coding capabilities with reduced computational requirements, it enables developer tools in environments where efficiency is paramount.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct-0905 represents a specific release iteration of the K2 Instruct model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements. Built to provide enhanced instruction-following based on deployment feedback, it continues the evolution of Moonshot's instruction-tuned offerings.
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Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI
2025-07-11

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Devstral Small 1.1

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Devstral Small 1.1

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Available providers and their performance metrics

Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral AI

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Devstral Small 1.1

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Devstral Small 1.1

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905