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Model comparison

GPT-OSS 20B vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 16 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

41.91/100
Margin
12.1pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
54.03/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-OSS 20B #167 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.7 Code share 16 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to GPT-OSS 20B; 7 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
16
GPT-OSS 20B only
2
Kimi K2.7 Code only
7
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 16 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.

Kimi K2.7 Code is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 20B. Kimi K2.7 Code has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 20B.

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-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-OSS 20B$0 input / $0 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputGPT-OSS 20B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-OSS 20B313 tok/sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-OSS 20B0.65 sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-OSS 20B128KKimi K2.7 Code256KKimi K2.7 Code lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 3.1%29.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 0.7%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 60.2%90.1%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GDPval-AASource 3.4%34.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GDPval-AASource 5671186Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
React Native EvalsSource 71%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 20.7%60.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-SciCodeSource 34.4%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
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 30.7%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 1.4%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.9%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.8%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 9.8%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -63.9%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 15.5%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 94.1%80.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 8771300Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20BKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 65.1%63.1%GPT-OSS 20B leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-OSS 20B 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-OSS 20B and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

GPT-OSS 20B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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-OSS 20B
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$18,221
Break-even326M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 27, 2026

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