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Model comparison

Inkling vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Thinking Machines Lab
69/100
Margin
14.0pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
54.96/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Inkling #17; Kimi K2.7 Code unranked

BenchAlign evidence: Inkling not scored; Kimi K2.7 Code estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Inkling and Kimi K2.7 Code share 1 comparable benchmark result. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 15 results are unique to Inkling; 23 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 15, 2026
Shared results
1
Inkling only
15
Kimi K2.7 Code only
23
Comparable categories
0 / 8

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

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 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.

Inkling is priced at $1.87 input / $4.68 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens for Kimi K2.7 Code. Inkling has the larger context window at 1M, 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.

Category scores and score margins for Inkling and Kimi K2.7 Code
CategoryInklingΔKimi K2.7 Code
AgenticInkling69.4MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
CodingInkling68.6MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
KnowledgeInkling51.7MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MathInkling97.1MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
MultimodalInkling76.5MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured
Inst. FollowingInkling79.8MarginNo overlapKimi K2.7 CodeNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricInklingKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensInkling$1.87 input / $4.68 outputKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputKimi K2.7 Code has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondInklingNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenInklingNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensInkling1MKimi K2.7 Code256KInkling lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.8%Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 77.1%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 74.1%76%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Design Arena Agentic Web DevSource 1258Not comparable
Kimi Claw 24/7Source 46.9%Not comparable
MCP Mark VerifiedSource 81.1%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 29.6%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 90.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 34.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1187Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 54.3%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 63.8%Not comparable
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
Terminal-Bench HardSource 44.7%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 47.5%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 66.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 10.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
GPQASource 87.9%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.9%Not comparable
HLESource 46%Not comparable
HLE w/o toolsSource 30%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 42.0%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 89.6%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 32.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 38.6%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 80.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AIME26Source 97.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
MMMU-ProSource 73.5%Not comparable
CharXivSource 82%Not comparable
CharXiv w/o toolsSource 78.1%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1304Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkInklingKimi K2.7 CodeResult
IFBenchSource 79.8%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 63.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Inkling 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 Inkling and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Inkling: $1.87 input / $4.68 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.

Inkling
API / mo$4,913
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 15, 2026

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