Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 0905 leads with 18.6% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Kimi K2 0905 is available on 2 providers. Overall, Kimi K2 0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 was introduced as the second generation of Moonshot's language model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities across language understanding and generation. Built with architectural improvements and expanded training, it represents a significant advancement in Moonshot's model offerings.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct represents a further evolution of the Small model series, developed with continued refinements to instruction-following and task performance. Built to incorporate ongoing improvements, it provides the latest capabilities in Mistral's intermediate-scale offering.
2 months newer

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-06-20

Kimi K2 0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 0905

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 0905
Novita
ZeroEval

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 0905

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 0905

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct