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Pixtral 24.09 vs Kimi Linear

Mistral Pixtral 24.09 vs Moonshot AI Kimi Linear — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Pixtral 24.09
Moonshot AI
Kimi Linear
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateSep 2024Oct 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 gapPixtral 24.09 shipped 395 days before Kimi Linear

Which is better: Pixtral 24.09 or Kimi Linear?

Pixtral 24.09 and Kimi Linear do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Pixtral 24.09 shipped 395 days before Kimi Linear, 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 Pixtral 24.09 released?
Pixtral 24.09 was released by Mistral on Sep 2024.
When was Kimi Linear released?
Kimi Linear was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2025.

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