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Codestral 22B vs Kimi Linear

Mistral
Codestral 22B
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateMay 29 2024Oct 30 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 519 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Codestral 22B or Kimi Linear?

Codestral 22B and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 22B shipped 519 days before Kimi Linear, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral 22B is proprietary, while Kimi Linear is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 22B and Kimi Linear don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.

Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 30 2025.

Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Kimi Linear is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI.

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