Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Kimi K2 Instruct leads with 15.6% higher average benchmark score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Overall, Kimi K2 Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Kimi K2, designed to follow user instructions reliably across diverse tasks. Built to serve general-purpose conversational and task-completion applications, it provides Moonshot's accessible interface for language AI.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of the 3.1 base model, designed to deliver improved instruction-following with refinements from the updated architecture. Built to serve diverse applications with enhanced reliability, it advances the Small model line's capabilities.
3 months newer

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-03-17

Kimi K2 Instruct
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Kimi K2 Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Kimi K2 Instruct
Novita

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct