Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs Mistral Large 2: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Release Date | September 4, 2025 | July 24, 2024 |
| Parameters | 1.0T | 123B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 262K | 128K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.60 | $2.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $2.40 | $6.00 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Verdict
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 leads in 3 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 — 0.9, Mistral Large 2 — 0.9.
API Cost
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 is 2.7x cheaper: input $0.60/1M vs $2.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 supports a larger context: 262K vs 128K tokens.
Recency
Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 is newer: released 9/4/2025 vs 7/24/2024.
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