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Grok Code Fast 1 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.

37.75/100
Margin
16.3pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
54.03/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Grok Code Fast 1 #189 (Supported); Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok Code Fast 1 and Kimi K2.7 Code share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Grok Code Fast 1; 12 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
11
Grok Code Fast 1 only
1
Kimi K2.7 Code only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Grok Code Fast 1 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.

Kimi K2.7 Code is priced at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok Code Fast 1.

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 Grok Code Fast 1 and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryGrok Code Fast 1ΔKimi K2.7 Code
CodingGrok Code Fast 170.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok Code Fast 1$0.2 input / $1.5 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputGrok Code Fast 1 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok Code Fast 1172 tok/sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok Code Fast 12.81 sKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok Code Fast 1256KKimi K2.7 Code256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 75.7%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 1186Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 70.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 36.2%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 Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 48.3%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 0.0%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 21.6%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 72.7%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 7.5%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -36.0%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 23.8%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 78.5%80.3%Grok Code Fast 1 leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1300Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 41.4%63.1%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Grok Code Fast 1 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 Code Fast 1 and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Grok Code Fast 1: $0.20 input / $1.50 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.

Grok Code Fast 1
API / mo$1,275
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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