Kimi K2.5 vs Mistral Small 4
Moonshot AI vs Mistral AI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Kimi K2.5 has the higher intelligence index (87.9 vs 76.9)
- •Mistral Small 4 is cheaper ($0.15 vs $0.40 per 1M input)
- •Mistral Small 4 is faster
| Kimi K2.5 | Mistral Small 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 87.9 | 76.9 |
| Developer | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | Open weights |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $0.15 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.90 / 1M | $0.60 / 1M |
| Speed | 35 tok/s | 145 tok/s |
| Released | January 27, 2026 | March 16, 2026 |
| Parameters | 1T (32B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Kimi K2.5
Mistral Small 4
GPQA Diamond
87.9
76.9
Humanity’s Last Exam
29.4
9.5