Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Base leads with 20.2% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Kimi K2 Base is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base is a language model developed by Moonshot AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.2% across 13 benchmarks. It excels particularly in C-Eval (92.5%), GSM8k (92.1%), MMLU-redux-2.0 (90.2%). It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Moonshot AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is a multimodal language model developed by Mistral AI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 64.0% across 9 benchmarks. It excels particularly in HumanEval (88.4%), MMLU (80.6%), TriviaQA (80.5%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents Mistral AI's latest advancement in AI technology.
3 months newer
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17
Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Average performance across 16 common benchmarks
Kimi K2 Base
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics
Kimi K2 Base
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Kimi K2 Base
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct