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Model comparison

Hy3 Preview vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

42.67/100
Margin
11.4pts
winning →
Moonshot AI
54.03/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Hy3 Preview #163 (Estimated); Kimi K2.7 Code #92 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Hy3 Preview and Kimi K2.7 Code share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to Hy3 Preview; 10 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 27, 2026
Shared results
13
Hy3 Preview only
9
Kimi K2.7 Code only
10
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Hy3 Preview and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 4 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 Hy3 Preview.

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 Hy3 Preview and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryHy3 PreviewΔKimi K2.7 Code
AgenticHy3 Preview54.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
CodingHy3 Preview57.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
KnowledgeHy3 Preview33.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
Inst. FollowingHy3 Preview63.1MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensHy3 Preview$0 input / $0 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputHy3 Preview has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondHy3 PreviewNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenHy3 PreviewNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensHy3 Preview256KKimi K2.7 Code256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.4%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 36.91%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.7%29.6%Hy3 Preview leads
GDPval-AASource 35.8%34.3%Hy3 Preview leads
GDPval-AASource 12151186Hy3 Preview leads
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 90.1%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 74.4%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.4%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 41.2%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 47.6%47.5%Hy3 Preview leads
AA Coding IndexSource 58.8%60.8%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
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 66.7%66.3%Hy3 Preview leads
CritPtSource 4.9%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 41.2%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
GPQASource 87.2%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.2%Not comparable
HLESource 25.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 31.5%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 73.0%80.3%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 89.7%89.6%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-HLESource 31.6%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -18.5%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1300Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkHy3 PreviewKimi K2.7 CodeResult
IFBenchSource 63.1%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 63.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Hy3 Preview 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 Hy3 Preview and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Hy3 Preview: $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.

Hy3 Preview
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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