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GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

54.48/100
Margin
0.5pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
55/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1-Codex-Max #90 (Estimated); Kimi K2.7 Code #87 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.7 Code share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to GPT-5.1-Codex-Max; 12 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
11
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max only
2
Kimi K2.7 Code only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is priced at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.7 Code. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 256K for Kimi K2.7 Code.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max$1.25 input / $10 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.7 Code has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max400KKimi K2.7 Code256KGPT-5.1-Codex-Max lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 83%90.1%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 29.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 34.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1187Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 22.17%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.2%47.5%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Code Bench v2Source 62.0%Not comparable
ProgramBenchSource 53.6%Not comparable
MLS-Bench LiteSource 35.1%Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 49.7%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 60.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 67.3%66.3%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
CritPtSource 5.7%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.0%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 23.4%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -6.0%-10.7%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 39.2%38.6%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.4%80.3%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 72.5%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1302Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.0%63.1%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.7 Code on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens Kimi K2.7 Code: $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
API / mo$8,438
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.7 Code
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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