# Composer 2 vs SWE-1.7

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Composer 2 and SWE-1.7 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/composer-2-vs-swe-1-7
- Last updated: October 6, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Composer 2 and SWE-1.7 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- SWE-1.7 has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Composer 2 | SWE-1.7 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Cursor | Cognition |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 4 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.50 / $2.50 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Composer 2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Composer 2 | SWE-1.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Composer 2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- SWE-1.7 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Composer 2 | SWE-1.7 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE Multilingual | 73.7% | 77.8% | SWE-1.7 |
| SWE-Rebench | 58% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 96.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 42.3% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Composer 2 and SWE-1.7?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [Composer 2 vs Composer 2.5](/compare/composer-2-vs-composer-2-5)
- [SWE-1.7 vs Composer 2.5](/compare/composer-2-5-vs-swe-1-7)
- [Composer 2 vs Composer 2 Fast](/compare/composer-2-vs-composer-2-fast)
- [SWE-1.7 vs Composer 2 Fast](/compare/composer-2-fast-vs-swe-1-7)

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- [Composer 2 profile](/models/composer-2)
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