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Magistral Small vs Kimi Chat

Mistral Magistral Small vs Moonshot AI Kimi Chat — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Magistral Small
Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJun 10 2025Oct 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 618 days before Magistral Small

Which is better: Magistral Small or Kimi Chat?

Magistral Small and Kimi Chat do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 618 days before Magistral Small, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Magistral Small released?
Magistral Small was released by Mistral on Jun 10 2025.
When was Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.

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