Model Comparison

Kimi K2 0905 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 12.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Kimi K2 0905 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K2 0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Kimi K2 0905 ($0.60/1M tokens) is 8.6x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2 0905 ($2.50/1M tokens) is 17.9x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Kimi K2 0905 is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 0905
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerNovita
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

976.0B diff

Kimi K2 0905 has 976.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 4066.7% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 0905
1000.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2 0905
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Kimi K2 0905 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,000 tokens. Kimi K2 0905 can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 0905
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2 0905 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Kimi K2 0905

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2 0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Kimi K2 0905 is 7 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Kimi K2 0905

Sep 5, 2025

7 months ago

7mo newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Kimi K2 0905's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Kimi K2 0905's cutoff date.

Kimi K2 0905

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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

Kimi K2 0905 is available from Novita. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI.

Kimi K2 0905

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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Moonshot AI
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (75.8% vs 45.3%)
Higher HumanEval score (94.5% vs 84.8%)
Higher MATH score (89.1% vs 70.6%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (82.5% vs 66.3%)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 0905
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2 0905 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Kimi K2 0905 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Kimi K2 0905 is made by Moonshot AI and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Kimi K2 0905 scores HumanEval: 94.5%, MMLU: 90.2%, MATH: 89.1%, MMLU-Pro: 82.5%, GPQA: 75.8%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 8.6x cheaper for input tokens. Kimi K2 0905 costs $0.60/M input and $2.50/M output via novita. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output via deepinfra.
Kimi K2 0905 supports 262K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 32K), input pricing ($0.60 vs $0.07/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Kimi K2 0905 is developed by Moonshot AI and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.