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Mistral Large 3 vs Kimi Linear

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

Mistral
Mistral Large 3
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 2 2025Oct 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 gapKimi Linear shipped 62 days before Mistral Large 3

Which is better: Mistral Large 3 or Kimi Linear?

Mistral Large 3 and Kimi Linear do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Linear shipped 62 days before Mistral Large 3, 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 Mistral Large 3 released?
Mistral Large 3 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.
When was Kimi Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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