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Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Kimi-Dev

Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Moonshot AI
Kimi-Dev
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateApr 29 2026Jun 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
128B
72B
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
77.6%
Timeline
Release gapKimi-Dev shipped 332 days before Mistral Medium 3.5

Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Kimi-Dev?

Mistral Medium 3.5 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi-Dev shipped 332 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Medium 3.5 has 128B parameters, while Kimi-Dev has 72B.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Kimi-Dev don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
When was Kimi-Dev released?
Kimi-Dev was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 2025.

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