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Magistral Medium vs Kimi K2 (0905)

Mistral Magistral Medium vs Moonshot AI Kimi K2 (0905) — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Magistral Medium
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 (0905)
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJun 10 2025Sep 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
65.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.1%
Timeline
Release gapMagistral Medium shipped 87 days before Kimi K2 (0905)

Which is better: Magistral Medium or Kimi K2 (0905)?

Magistral Medium and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Magistral Medium shipped 87 days before Kimi K2 (0905), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model; Magistral Medium is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Magistral Medium and Kimi K2 (0905) don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Magistral Medium released?
Magistral Medium was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
When was Kimi K2 (0905) released?
Kimi K2 (0905) was released by Moonshot AI on Sep 5 2025.
Is Magistral Medium or Kimi K2 (0905) open source?
Kimi K2 (0905) is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Magistral Medium is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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