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Codestral 25.01 vs Kimi K1.5

Mistral
Codestral 25.01
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJan 13 2025Jan 20 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Specifications
Context window
256k
128k
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 25.01 shipped 7 days before Kimi K1.5

Which is better: Codestral 25.01 or Kimi K1.5?

Codestral 25.01 and Kimi K1.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 25.01 shipped 7 days before Kimi K1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 256k (Codestral 25.01) vs 128k (Kimi K1.5).

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 25.01 and Kimi K1.5 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 K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.

Codestral 25.01 has a 256k context window; Kimi K1.5 has 128k.

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