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Devstral 2 (123B) vs Kimi Chat

Mistral Devstral 2 (123B) vs Moonshot AI Kimi Chat — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Devstral 2 (123B)
Moonshot AI
Kimi Chat
Overview
CompanyMistralMoonshot AI
Release dateDec 9 2025Oct 2023
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapKimi Chat shipped 800 days before Devstral 2 (123B)

Which is better: Devstral 2 (123B) or Kimi Chat?

Devstral 2 (123B) and Kimi Chat do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Kimi Chat shipped 800 days before Devstral 2 (123B), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Devstral 2 (123B) is an open-source / open-weight model; Kimi Chat is proprietary.

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 Devstral 2 (123B) released?
Devstral 2 (123B) was released by Mistral on Dec 9 2025.
When was Kimi Chat released?
Kimi Chat was released by Moonshot AI on Oct 2023.
Is Devstral 2 (123B) or Kimi Chat open source?
Devstral 2 (123B) is an open-source / open-weight model released by Mistral. Kimi Chat is a proprietary model released by Moonshot AI.

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