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Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 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.

Margin
5.6pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
54.03/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) #53 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.7 Code share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning); 12 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
11
Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) only
2
Kimi K2.7 Code only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 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.

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) has the larger context window at 2M, 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.

MetricGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Not availableKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)2MKimi K2.7 Code256KGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 93.3%90.1%Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 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 1186Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 1.20%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 44.2%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
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 68.0%66.3%Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) leads
CritPtSource 2.9%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 30.6%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 85.3%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 17.6%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -28.7%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 25.3%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 72.4%80.3%Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 63.3%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1300Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGrok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 52.7%63.1%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) 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 Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

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.

Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)
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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