# Grok 4.5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Grok 4.5 and Kimi K2.7 Code across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/grok-4-5-vs-kimi-k2-7-code
- Last updated: October 7, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Grok 4.5 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Grok 4.5 has the higher overall point estimate 63.97 to 52.21. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 50.4 for Grok 4.5 and 76.8 for Kimi K2.7 Code.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is CursorBench 3.2 in Coding, with scores of 66.7% and 49.7%.
- Kimi K2.7 Code is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Grok 4.5 also has the larger context window at 500K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Grok 4.5 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | xAI | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 500K | 256K |
| Overall Score | 63.97 | 52.21 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 17 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.95 / $4.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Grok 4.5
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: 57.6 (Supported · #29/122)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 37.7 (Supported · #67/122)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 15.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| deepSwe | 53% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.8% | 67.0% | Grok 4.5 |
| 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: Grok 4.5
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: 57.7 (Supported · #27/146)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 43.6 (Supported · #56/146)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 66.7% | 49.7% | Grok 4.5 |
| VulcanBench v3 | 89.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.4% | 82.1% | Grok 4.5 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 86.6% | 78.2% | Grok 4.5 |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 23.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: 50.4 (#28/28)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 76.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 85.67% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: 79.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: 67 (Supported · #19/174)
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 53.7 (Estimated · #56/174)

| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 92.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Grok 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K2.7 Code public-lane score: 75.1 (#59/125)

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Grok 4.5 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Grok 4.5 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Grok 4.5 and Kimi K2.7 Code?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 50.4 for Grok 4.5 and 76.8 for Kimi K2.7 Code.

### How many benchmarks does Grok 4.5 cover on BenchLM?

Grok 4.5 currently has 17 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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