Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 5.5% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Large 2 is available on 2 providers. 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
Mistral Large 2 was introduced as the second generation of Mistral's flagship model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities across diverse language tasks. Built with enhanced reasoning, coding, and multilingual abilities, it represents Mistral's most advanced offering for enterprise and demanding applications.
1 year newer

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI
2024-07-24

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

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Large 2
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Large 2

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Large 2

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Large 2
Mistral AI