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Codestral 25.01 vs Kimi-Dev

Mistral
Codestral 25.01
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJan 13 2025Jun 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
Parameters
72B
Context window
256k
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 25.01 shipped 139 days before Kimi-Dev

Which is better: Codestral 25.01 or Kimi-Dev?

Codestral 25.01 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 25.01 shipped 139 days before Kimi-Dev, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral 25.01 is proprietary, while Kimi-Dev is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 25.01 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Codestral 25.01 was released by Mistral on Jan 13 2025.

Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.

Codestral 25.01 is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Kimi-Dev is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI.

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