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Mistral NeMo vs Kimi K1.5

Mistral
Mistral NeMo
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJul 18 2024Jan 20 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
12B
Context window
128k
128k
Timeline
Release gapMistral NeMo shipped 186 days before Kimi K1.5

Which is better: Mistral NeMo or Kimi K1.5?

Mistral NeMo and Kimi K1.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral NeMo shipped 186 days before Kimi K1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Context windows are 128k (Mistral NeMo) vs 128k (Kimi K1.5). Mistral NeMo is open weight, while Kimi K1.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral NeMo and Kimi K1.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral NeMo was released by Mistral on Jul 18 2024.

Kimi K1.5 was released by Moonshot AI on Jan 20 2025.

Mistral NeMo has a 128k context window; Kimi K1.5 has 128k.

Mistral NeMo is an open weight model released by Mistral. Kimi K1.5 is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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