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K-Exaone vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

LG AI Research
53/100
Margin
32.0pts
← winning
Moonshot AI
21/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Evidence parity. K-Exaone and Kimi K2.7 Code share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to K-Exaone; 12 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 14, 2026
Shared results
12
K-Exaone only
0
Kimi K2.7 Code only
12
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for K-Exaone and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 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.

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.

MetricK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensK-ExaoneNot availableKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondK-ExaoneNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenK-ExaoneNot availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensK-Exaone256KKimi K2.7 Code256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Tau2-TelecomSource 74.3%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 1187Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Terminal-Bench HardSource 22.7%44.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-SciCodeSource 35.6%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
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 55.7%66.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
CritPtSource 1.1%10.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 24.7%42.0%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 78.3%89.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-HLESource 13.1%32.8%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -57.9%-10.7%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 16.5%38.6%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 89.1%80.3%Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1304Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkK-ExaoneKimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 64.7%63.1%K-Exaone leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare K-Exaone 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 K-Exaone 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.

K-Exaone
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 14, 2026

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