Devstral Small vs Kimi-VL
Mistral Devstral Small | Moonshot AI Kimi-VL | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | May 21 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 24B | 16B |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Kimi-VL shipped 50 days before Devstral Small | |
Which is better: Devstral Small or Kimi-VL?
Devstral Small and Kimi-VL don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-VL shipped 50 days before Devstral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Devstral Small has 24B parameters, while Kimi-VL has 16B.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Devstral Small and Kimi-VL don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Devstral Small was released by Mistral on May 21 2025.
Kimi-VL was released by Moonshot AI on Apr 2025.
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