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Ministral 3B vs Kimi Linear

Mistral Ministral 3B vs Moonshot AI Kimi Linear — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Ministral 3B
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateOct 2024Oct 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
48B
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 3B shipped 365 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Ministral 3B or Kimi Linear?

Ministral 3B and Kimi Linear do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Ministral 3B shipped 365 days before Kimi Linear, 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 Ministral 3B released?
Ministral 3B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.
When was Kimi Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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