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Mistral Small 4 vs Kimi K3

At a glance

Mistral's next-gen small model, unifying Magistral's reasoning, Pixtral's vision, and Devstral's coding into one system.

262K ctx$0.15/$0.60 per M

MoonshotAI's 2.8T-parameter flagship for complex coding, knowledge work, and long-horizon agent runs.

1.0M ctx$0.30/$11.94 per M
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:OpenRouter
Cheaper92%
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Expert-Level—Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Novel Reasoning—
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.5%Expert-Level43.5%Factual Recall50.6%
Math
Competition Math97.2%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks88.3%Novel Reasoning60.4%
Specs
262K
Context
210K
Max output
Mar 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
256K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input51%$0.15/M tokens
Output95%$0.60/M tokens
Cache read93%$0.01/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$0.30/M tokens
Output$11.94/M tokens
Cache read$0.21/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Mistral Small 4 vs Kimi K3▼

Which is better, Mistral Small 4 or Kimi K3?

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Both Mistral Small 4 and Kimi K3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or Kimi K3?

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Mistral Small 4 has a lower blended cost. Mistral Small 4: $0.15 input / $0.60 output. Kimi K3: $0.30 input / $11.94 output.

Which has a larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Kimi K3?

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Kimi K3 has a larger context window: Mistral Small 4 supports 262K tokens vs Kimi K3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Mistral Small 4 and Kimi K3 support vision?

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Yes, both Mistral Small 4 and Kimi K3 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Mistral Small 4 and Kimi K3?

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Key differences: Mistral Small 4 is significantly cheaper. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Mistral Small 4 and Kimi K3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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