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Codestral 22B vs Kimi K1.5

Mistral Codestral 22B vs Moonshot AI Kimi K1.5 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Codestral 22B
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 29 2024Jan 20 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 236 days before Kimi K1.5

Which is better: Codestral 22B or Kimi K1.5?

Codestral 22B and Kimi K1.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Codestral 22B shipped 236 days before Kimi K1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Codestral 22B released?
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
When was Kimi K1.5 released?
Kimi K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.

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