Key Takeaways
Mistral Medium 3.1 wins:
- Faster response time
- Better at math
Kimi K2.5 wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
- Larger context window
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Benchmark Advantage
Kimi K2.5
Context Window
Kimi K2.5
Speed
Mistral Medium 3.1
Pricing Comparison
Benchmark Comparison
Context & Performance
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
Vision (Image Input) | ||
Tool/Function Calls | ||
Reasoning Mode | ||
Audio Input | ||
Audio Output | ||
PDF Input | ||
Prompt Caching | ||
Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Kimi K2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Open Source |
| Author | Mistral AI | Moonshotai |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Jan 2026 |
Mistral Medium 3.1 Modalities
Input
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Output
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Kimi K2.5 Modalities
Input
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Output
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