Seed 1.6 vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Seed 1.6 costs 2.0x less per output token than Kimi K2.7 Code ($2.00 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.00
- Coding
- 53.4
- Overall
- 56.7
- Output $/M
- $4.00
Seed 1.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code: which to pick
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a coding score, 53.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Seed 1.6 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Seed 1.6 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $4.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 has none yet; Kimi K2.7 Code on LMArena WebDev, AA Coding Index and LiveCodeBench (Vals AI). Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a AA Intelligence Index result, 25.8.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a AA Agentic Index result, 21.0.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a Design Arena: websites result, 1264.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 262K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Seed 1.6
Seed 1.6 $0.0013, Kimi K2.7 Code $0.0029 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has the number, $0.35.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Seed 1.6 not benchmarked, Kimi K2.7 Code 53.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Seed 1.6 $2.00 against Kimi K2.7 Code $4.00 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 262K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index17 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1474 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 60.8 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 78.2% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.2% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 25.4% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 44.7% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 30.1% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 54.1% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 886.2 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1475 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1451 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1513 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 25.8 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 150.1 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 21.0 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1176 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1175 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1143 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1137 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 1147 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1131 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1201 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1154 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 90.1% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 37.6% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $5,083 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 89.6% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 35.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 87.9% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 57.9% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 14.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 95.6% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 54.0% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 12.2% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 36.5% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1264 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1259 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1220 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1227 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1241 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1253 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1176 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1196 | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 79.3% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Surface Evolver Bench | Not measured | 48.8% | Only Kimi K2.7 Code measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 43 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Seed 1.6 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Seed 1.6 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Seed 1.6 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | ByteDance Seed Seed 1.6 | MoonshotAI Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ByteDance Seed | Moonshot AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 23, 2025 | June 12, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $0.95 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 53.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.35 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Seed 1.6 better than Kimi K2.7 Code for coding?
Only Kimi K2.7 Code has a coding score, 53.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Seed 1.6 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Seed 1.6 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $4.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Seed 1.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Seed 1.6 costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 and $4.00. Cost per solved task is known for Kimi K2.7 Code only.
Which has the bigger context window, Seed 1.6 or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Neither: both take 262K tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both Seed 1.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 has none yet; Kimi K2.7 Code on LMArena WebDev, AA Coding Index and LiveCodeBench (Vals AI). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.