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Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Updated October 29, 2026. Rank says Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher public point estimate, 68.11 versus 53.59. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
Anthropic logo

Anthropic

68.11/100

Estimated · Public rank #21

Conditional range 53.8–82.5

Model B
Moonshot AI logo

Moonshot AI

53.59/100

Estimated · Public rank #80

Conditional range 39.2–67.9

Shared results
1
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) only
20
Kimi K2.7 Code only
12
Like-for-like categories
1 / 8
Estimated: Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Kimi K2.7 Code. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher public agentic point estimate, 61.2 to 39.9, with Supported evidence for both models. The conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.

    Confidence: limited
  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
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  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

55.3Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)42.0Kimi K2.7 Code

Directional only · BenchAlign v5.8

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

2 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Agentic

Like-for-like
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
61.2
Supported · #24/135
Kimi K2.7 Code
39.9
Supported · #74/135
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 7 vs 4 public rows
Reading
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) leads

Coding

Directional only
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
55.3
Estimated · #30/156
Kimi K2.7 Code
42.0
Supported · #65/156
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 3 vs 7 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
65.5
Estimated · #27/179
Kimi K2.7 Code
54.7
Estimated · #59/179
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 4 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
57.4
Unranked · 3 rankable rows
Kimi K2.7 Code
79.5
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
51.2
#52/58
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
Not ranked
Kimi K2.7 Code
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
Not ranked
Kimi K2.7 Code
76.6
#68/157
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
Not ranked
Kimi K2.7 Code
58.3
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
$0.0175
Fits in one request
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.00295
Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
$0.325
Fits in one request
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.0595
Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
$1.35
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Kimi K2.7 Code
$0.097
Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code has the lower modeled cost

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

1M

Kimi K2.7 Code

256K

API model ID

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Not published

Kimi K2.7 Code

$0.19 per 1M cached input tokens

Documented inputs

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Documented outputs

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Provider availability

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Not sourced

Kimi K2.7 Code

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Reasoning

Kimi K2.7 Code

Reasoning

Weight access

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Proprietary

Kimi K2.7 Code

Open Weight

License

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

Proprietary

Kimi K2.7 Code

Open Weight

Release date

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)

2026-04-16

Kimi K2.7 Code

2026-06-12

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher public point estimate, 68.11 versus 53.59. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.325 vs $0.0595. Cache-heavy agent loop: $1.35 vs $0.097.
Context tradeoff
Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher public point estimate, 68.11 versus 53.59. Their conditional score ranges overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) scores higher for coding on the public lane, 55.3 to 42. Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher public agentic tasks point estimate, 61.2 to 39.9, with Supported evidence for both models. The conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.

Which costs less, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Kimi K2.7 Code?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0175 on Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and $0.00295 on Kimi K2.7 Code; repository review costs $0.325 and $0.0595; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $1.35 and $0.097. Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 256K.

Self-host vs API cost

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

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Kimi K2.7 Code
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$27,962
Break-even500M/day
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence33 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)69.4%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)79.3%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)77.3%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code76%
    Source

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) leads this result

  • OSWorld-Verified

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)78%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)73.1%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld 2.0

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)18.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • JobBench

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)45.9%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • Kimi Claw 24/7

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code46.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Mark Verified

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code81.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code67.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Verified

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)87.6%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)64.3%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)69.4%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • Kimi Code Bench v2

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code62.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ProgramBench

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code53.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • MLS-Bench Lite

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code35.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CursorBench 3.2

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code49.7%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OpenHarmony Bench

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code52.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • LiveCodeBench (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code82.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code78.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • MRCR v2 128K-256K

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)59.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-2

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)75.8%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-3

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)0.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • OfficeQA Pro

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)43.6%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)91%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv w/o tools

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)82.1%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)94.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)94.2%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)54.7%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/o tools

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)46.9%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath (legacy)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)43.8%
    Source
    Kimi K2.7 Code—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code54.035%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)—
    Kimi K2.7 Code12.195%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

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Last updated October 29, 2026