Kimi K2 vs Mistral Large 3

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Mistral Large 3 wins overall with a score of 61 vs 23 (38 point difference).Mistral Large 3 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Mistral Large 3

Kimi K2

29.8

Mistral Large 3

73.8

32
MMLU
76
31
GPQA
75
29
SuperGPQA
73
27
OpenBookQA
71

Coding

Mistral Large 3

Kimi K2

24

Mistral Large 3

68

24
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

Mistral Large 3

Kimi K2

31

Mistral Large 3

75

32
AIME 2023
76
34
AIME 2024
78
33
AIME 2025
77
28
HMMT Feb 2023
72
30
HMMT Feb 2024
74
29
HMMT Feb 2025
73
31
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

Mistral Large 3

Kimi K2

29

Mistral Large 3

72

30
SimpleQA
73
28
MuSR
71

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 scores higher overall with 61 vs 23, a difference of 38 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 73.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2 or Mistral Large 3?

Mistral Large 3 leads in reasoning with an average score of 72 vs 29.