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Kimi K2.7 Code vs Inkling

Kimi K2.7 Code leads Inkling on coding, 53.4 to 31.5 on the Vibe Coding Index, at about the same output price ($4.00 vs $4.05 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 38 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Kimi K2.7 Code Replace Inkling
Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI
Coding
53.4
Overall
56.7
Output $/M
$4.00
30
T InklingThinking Machines
Coding
31.5
Overall
46.5
Output $/M
$4.05
7
vs boards won of 38 shared, 1 tied

Kimi K2.7 Code or Inkling: which to pick

Pick Kimi K2.7 Code for coding: it scores 53.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 31.5 for Inkling, though on 4 benchmarks against 6.

Pick Inkling for a larger context window (524K against 262K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Model AKimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI53.4/1004 independent benchmarks$0.35 per solved taskModel BInklingThinking Machines31.5/1006 independent benchmarks$0.76 per solved task
Shared results
38
Kimi K2.7 Code only
13
Inkling only
64
Like-for-like categories
8 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Kimi K2.7 Code 53.4 from 4 benchmarks, Inkling 31.5 from 6 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 11.7 points apart on average over 15 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Kimi K2.7 Code 47.2% against Inkling 19.2%, 28.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Kimi K2.7 Code $4.00 against Inkling $4.05 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
Context window
Kimi K2.7 Code takes 262K tokens, Inkling 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryKimi K2.7 CodeBarsInklingTies
Coding1221 tie
Intelligence20
Agentic work12
Reasoning32
Math30
Knowledge01
Web design80
General10
All shared boards3071 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index122
Coding benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
LiveBench codingNot measured64.0%Only Inkling measured
LMArena WebDev14741414Kimi K2.7 Code
AA Coding Index60.852.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)82.0%85.5%Inkling
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)78.2%77.6%Kimi K2.7 Code
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured0.5%Only Inkling measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)47.2%19.2%Kimi K2.7 Code
Code migration (Vals AI)25.4%11.8%Kimi K2.7 Code
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.0%Tie
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured14.9%Only Inkling measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)67.0%47.6%Kimi K2.7 Code
Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI)Not measured7.3%Only Inkling measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)50.0%26.1%Kimi K2.7 Code
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured66.8%Only Inkling measured
SciCode47.8%47.0%Kimi K2.7 Code
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)44.7%Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
FrontierCode30.1%14.0%Kimi K2.7 Code
FrontierSWENot measured4.1%Only Inkling measured
WeirdML54.1%32.3%Kimi K2.7 Code
ALE-Bench886.2946.0Inkling
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1466Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1465Only Inkling measured
LMArena WebDev: React14751404Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena WebDev: HTML14511399Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena WebDev: from an image1513Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
AA Intelligence Index25.825.0Kimi K2.7 Code
Epoch Capabilities Index150.1148.4Kimi K2.7 Code
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12
Agentic work benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
AA Agentic Index21.022.5Inkling
Design Arena: agents building web apps11761196Inkling
Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps1175Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile apps1143Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: agents building Android apps1138Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot games1147Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: agents building games1130Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: HTML slides1151Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slides1129Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
LiveBench researchNot measured59.9%Only Inkling measured
LiveBench browserNot measured16.0%Only Inkling measured
LiveBench long agenticNot measured14.1%Only Inkling measured
SREBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Inkling measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured46.6%Only Inkling measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.3%Only Inkling measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured28.4%Only Inkling measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured3.8%Only Inkling measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured38.4%Only Inkling measured
τ²-Bench Telecom90.1%Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
APEX-Agents37.6%33.8%Kimi K2.7 Code
Vending-Bench 2$5,083Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Reasoning benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured87.1%Only Inkling measured
LiveBench reasoningNot measured78.3%Only Inkling measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured78.5%Only Inkling measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)89.6%87.2%Kimi K2.7 Code
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)35.0%31.9%Kimi K2.7 Code
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)87.9%88.3%Inkling
ARC-AGINot measured79.5%Only Inkling measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured36.5%Only Inkling measured
SimpleBench57.9%50.0%Kimi K2.7 Code
Chess puzzles14.0%21.0%Inkling
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1451Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1466Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1448Only Inkling measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
Math benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
OTIS Mock AIME95.6%88.9%Kimi K2.7 Code
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 354.0%33.3%Kimi K2.7 Code
FrontierMath, tier 412.2%4.9%Kimi K2.7 Code
ProofBenchNot measured0.0%Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1479Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1460Only Inkling measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Knowledge benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
MMLU ProNot measured86.3%Only Inkling measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.0%Only Inkling measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured68.6%Only Inkling measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.3%Only Inkling measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured64.0%Only Inkling measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured41.2%Only Inkling measured
SimpleQA Verified36.5%40.3%Inkling
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1455Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1447Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1448Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1438Only Inkling measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index80
Web design benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
Design Arena: websites12631224Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: UI components12551198Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: game dev12201165Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: data viz12271156Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: 3D12401160Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: all code categories12521205Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: SVG11761108Kimi K2.7 Code
Design Arena: ASCII art11961089Kimi K2.7 Code
LiveBench designNot measured58.3%Only Inkling measured
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
General benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
Vals IndexNot measured29.0%Only Inkling measured
LiveBench data analysisNot measured72.8%Only Inkling measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured58.5%Only Inkling measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured36.5%Only Inkling measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured85.4%Only Inkling measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured49.4%Only Inkling measured
IFBench63.1%Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)79.3%77.3%Kimi K2.7 Code
DTBenchNot measured87.5%Only Inkling measured
LMCANot measured37.6%Only Inkling measured
Surface Evolver Bench48.8%Not measuredOnly Kimi K2.7 Code measured
LMArena TextNot measured1442Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1425Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1390Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1442Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1434Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1493Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1445Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1429Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1403Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1455Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1449Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1430Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1450Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1437Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1435Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1404Only Inkling measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1394Only Inkling measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeInklingLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 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

Kimi K2.7 Code$0.0029Fits in one request
Inkling$0.0030Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Kimi K2.7 Code$0.059Fits in one request
Inkling$0.061Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Kimi K2.7 Code$0.230Fits in one request
Inkling$0.235Fits in one request

Kimi K2.7 Code 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.

Specifications of Kimi K2.7 Code and Inkling
SpecificationMoonshotAI Kimi K2.7 CodeThinking Machines Inkling
MakerMoonshot AIThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJune 12, 2026July 17, 2026
Context window262K524K
Input $/Mtok$0.95$0.975
Output $/Mtok$4.00$4.05
Coding index53.431.5
Independent measurements behind it46
Cost per solved task$0.35$0.76
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Inkling for coding?

Pick Kimi K2.7 Code for coding: it scores 53.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 31.5 for Inkling, though on 4 benchmarks against 6. Pick Inkling for a larger context window (524K against 262K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.7 Code or Inkling?

Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens; Inkling costs $0.975 and $4.05. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.35 and Inkling $0.76.

Which has the bigger context window, Kimi K2.7 Code or Inkling?

Inkling, with 524K tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Kimi K2.7 Code vs Inkling comparison based on?

38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Kimi K2.7 Code's coding index rests on 4 independent benchmarks and Inkling's on 6. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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