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Codestral 22B vs Kimi K2.6

Mistral Codestral 22B vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2.6 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Codestral 22B
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.6
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 29 2024Apr 21 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 692 days before Kimi K2.6

Which is better: Codestral 22B or Kimi K2.6?

Codestral 22B and Kimi K2.6 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Codestral 22B shipped 692 days before Kimi K2.6, 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 K2.6 released?
Kimi K2.6 was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 21 2026.

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