Kimi K2.5 vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Moonshot AI vs Mistral AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 74.8)
- •Kimi K2.5 is cheaper ($0.40 vs $1.50 per 1M input)
- •Mistral Medium 3.5 is faster
| Kimi K2.5 | Mistral Medium 3.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 87.9 | 74.8 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $1.50 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.90 / 1M | $7.50 / 1M |
| Speed | 35 tok/s | 140 tok/s |
| Released | January 27, 2026 | April 30, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2.5
Mistral Medium 3.5
GPQA Diamond
87.9
74.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
29.4
12.8