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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 8B | 2.8T |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 128k | 1M |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Moonshot AI |
| Release date | Oct 16 2024 | Oct 23 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Closed |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Ministral 8B and Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 737 days before Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Ministral 8B has 8B parameters, while Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed has 2.8T. Context windows are 128k (Ministral 8B) vs 1M (Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed). Ministral 8B is open weight, while Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed is closed.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.