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Kimi K2.6 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Moonshot AI
56.79/100
Margin
1.8pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
55/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.6 #74 (Estimated); Kimi K2.7 Code #87 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Kimi K2.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code share 17 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 34 results are unique to Kimi K2.6; 6 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
17
Kimi K2.6 only
34
Kimi K2.7 Code only
6
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Kimi K2.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 6 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.

Category breakdown

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

Category scores and score margins for Kimi K2.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryKimi K2.6ΔKimi K2.7 Code
AgenticKimi K2.673.5MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
CodingKimi K2.664.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
KnowledgeKimi K2.642.2MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MathKimi K2.667.1MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MultimodalKimi K2.679.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputListed prices are equal.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi K2.6Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi K2.6Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi K2.6256KKimi K2.7 Code256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 83.2%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 73.1%Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 50%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 55.9%76%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Claw-EvalSource 62.3%Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.5%Not comparable
WideResearchSource 80.8%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.3%29.6%Kimi K2.6 leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 95.9%90.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 34.5%34.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 11891187Kimi K2.6 leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 28.5%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 56.82%Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.0%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 4.6%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 43.9%Not comparable
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.2%Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 89.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 58.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.7%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 52.2%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 37.89%Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 47.6%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 61.8%60.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 53.5%47.5%Kimi K2.6 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
Reasoning
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 69.7%66.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
CritPtSource 8.0%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
GPQASource 90.5%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 90.5%Not comparable
HLESource 34.7%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.2%42.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 91.1%89.6%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-HLESource 35.9%32.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.4%-10.7%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 32.8%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 39.3%80.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
Math
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AIME26Source 96.4%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.7%Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 86.0%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 38.966%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 14.580%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
MMMU-ProSource 79.4%Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 80.1%Not comparable
CharXivSource 80.4%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 87.4%Not comparable
V*Source 96.9%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 13061302Kimi K2.6 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi K2.6Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 76.0%63.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi K2.6 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 Kimi K2.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Kimi K2.6: $0.95 input / $4.00 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.

Kimi K2.6
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
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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