Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 24.5% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
10 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

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

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Ministral 8B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Ministral 8B Instruct

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Ministral 8B Instruct