# GPT-5.6 Terra vs Kimi K2.7 Code

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Terra and Kimi K2.7 Code across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-terra-vs-kimi-k2-7-code
- Last updated: September 24, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.6 Terra if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.7 Code only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Terra leads overall 72.58 to 50.44.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 59.5 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 37.1 for Kimi K2.7 Code.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 95.4% and 78.2%.
- Kimi K2.7 Code is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Terra also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 256K |
| Overall Score | 72.58 | 50.44 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 32 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $12.00 | $0.95 / $4.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Terra
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 59.5 (Supported · #18/105)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 37.1 (Supported · #50/105)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 20.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 50.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 81.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 23.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 77.5% | 67.0% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| ApprenticeBench | 16% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Kimi Claw 24/7 | Coming soon | 46.9% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 76% | Coming soon |
| MCP Mark Verified | Coming soon | 81.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Terra
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 64.7 (Supported · #8/135)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 45.1 (Supported · #48/135)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 63.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 69.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 64.9% | 49.7% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| VulcanBench v3 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.9% | 82.1% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 95.4% | 78.2% | GPT-5.6 Terra |
| Kimi Code Bench v2 | Coming soon | 62.0% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 35.1% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 52.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 65.4 (#12/19)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 76.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 77.2 (#16/50)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 80.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 82% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 71.1 (Supported · #9/158)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 53.2 (Estimated · #47/158)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE-Verified | 51.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 81.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 57.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 85.7 (#35/124)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 75.1 (#59/124)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Terra public-lane score: 96.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Terra | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 84.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 84.900% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 68.300% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Terra or Kimi K2.7 Code?

GPT-5.6 Terra is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Terra and Kimi K2.7 Code?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 59.5 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 37.1 for Kimi K2.7 Code.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Terra cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Terra currently has 32 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Kimi K2.7 Code cover on BenchLM?

Kimi K2.7 Code currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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