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Kimi 3 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Benchmark data for one or both models is coming soon. This page currently shows metadata and pricing where BenchLM has it, and score-level comparisons will populate as public benchmark results land.
Moonshot AI
N/A
No comparison
Moonshot AI
21/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Evidence parity. Kimi 3 and Kimi K2.7 Code share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Kimi 3; 24 to Kimi K2.7 Code.

Updated July 14, 2026
Shared results
0
Kimi 3 only
0
Kimi K2.7 Code only
24
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Kimi 3 and Kimi K2.7 Code is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 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 does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Kimi 3 yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

Kimi K2.7 Code has the larger context window at 256K, compared with null for Kimi 3.

Operational comparison

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

MetricKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi 3Not availableKimi K2.7 Code$0.95 input / $4 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi 3Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi 3Not availableKimi K2.7 CodeNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi 3Not availableKimi K2.7 Code256KA complete context comparison is not available.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
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
Tau2-TelecomSource 90.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 34.3%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1187Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
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
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-LCRSource 66.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 10.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
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
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1304Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi 3Kimi K2.7 CodeResult
AA-IFBenchSource 63.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Kimi 3 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 Kimi 3 and Kimi K2.7 Code today?

Kimi 3: Pricing unavailable 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.

Kimi 3
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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