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Mistral Small 3.2 vs Kimi K1.5

Mistral
Mistral Small 3.2
Moonshot AI
Kimi K1.5
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateJun 20 2025Jan 20 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
24B
Context window
128k
Timeline
Release gapKimi K1.5 shipped 151 days before Mistral Small 3.2

Which is better: Mistral Small 3.2 or Kimi K1.5?

Mistral Small 3.2 and Kimi K1.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Kimi K1.5 shipped 151 days before Mistral Small 3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 3.2 is open weight, while Kimi K1.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 3.2 and Kimi K1.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 3.2 was released by Mistral on Jun 20 2025.

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

Mistral Small 3.2 is an open weight model released by Mistral. Kimi K1.5 is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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