Model comparison
Kimi K2.5 Instant vs Magistral Small
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
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Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Kimi K2.5 Instant leads 29.7 to 6.8.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 42.6 (#97), Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1404 | — |
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1484 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 29.7 (#90), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 39.4 (#105), Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
| LMArena Math | 1442 | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2.5 Instant leads
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#123), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 40.2 (#50), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 52.0 (#94), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1449 | — |
| LMArena French | 1403 | — |
| LMArena German | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1447 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 75.3 (#65), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1430 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 43.9 (#83), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.5 Instant: 60.6 (#95), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.5 Instant | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant better than Magistral Small?
Kimi K2.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Kimi K2.5 Instant or Magistral Small better for coding?
Kimi K2.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.6 versus 38.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.5 Instant and Magistral Small share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.5 Instant has 18 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.