Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Compare Mistral Large 3 2512 from Mistral AI and Kimi K2 Thinking from moonshotai on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking: side-by-side summary

Mistral Large 3 2512 and Kimi K2 Thinking are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Mistral Large 3 2512, from Mistral AI, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.50/M tokens input, $1.50/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Kimi K2 Thinking, from moonshotai, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.60/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

Mistral Large 3 2512: 262,144 tokens
Kimi K2 Thinking: 262,144 tokens

Price

Mistral Large 3 2512: $0.50/M tokens input, $1.50/M tokens output
Kimi K2 Thinking: $0.60/M tokens input, $2.50/M tokens output

Provided by

Mistral Large 3 2512: Mistral AI
Kimi K2 Thinking: moonshotai

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking at a glance

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking comparison
Attribute	Mistral Large 3 2512	Kimi K2 Thinking
Input price	$0.50/M tokens	$0.60/M tokens
Output price	$1.50/M tokens	$2.50/M tokens
Context window	262,144 tokens	262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index	9.3	22.0
Coding Index	20.1	Not available
Agentic Index	1.0	Not available
Latency (p50)	0.57 s	Not available
Throughput (p50)	52.5 tok/s	Not available

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking?

Mistral Large 3 2512 is cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on OpenRouter: Mistral Large 3 2512 costs $0.50/M tokens input and $1.50/M tokens output, while Kimi K2 Thinking costs $0.60/M tokens input and $2.50/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Kimi K2 Thinking?

Mistral Large 3 2512 and Kimi K2 Thinking have the same context window of 262,144 tokens.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Kimi K2 Thinking

Overview