Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 leads with 17.2% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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 Small 24B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the 24B base model, designed to follow user instructions reliably. Built to serve general-purpose applications requiring moderate capability, it balances performance with deployment practicality.
7 months newer

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-01-30

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
2025-09-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
DeepInfra

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI