Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.7 Code's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 1 category and Kimi K2.7 Code in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 52.9 to 25.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3): 26% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 54% for Kimi K2.7 Code.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.95 / $4 for Kimi K2.7 Code.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Kimi K2.7 Code has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 43.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-06-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.95 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $4 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1473 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 47.5% |
| WeirdML | 39% | 54.1% |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | 886.23 |
| DeepSWE | — | 30.5% |
| FrontierCode | — | 30.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | 37.6% |
| GBAEval | — | 0.9% |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,083 |
Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 10% |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | 21% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | 149.97 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| SimpleBench | — | 57.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 48.8% |
Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | 54% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | 12.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 95.6% |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | — |
Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 87.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 36.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Kimi K2.7 Code: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Kimi K2.7 Code: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | — |
| LMArena French | 1451 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Kimi K2.7 Code: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Kimi K2.7 Code: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Kimi K2.7 Code: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Kimi K2.7 Code?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.7 Code's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.7 Code lists at $0.95 and $4.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Kimi K2.7 Code better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (42.4 vs 42.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Kimi K2.7 Code share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.7 Code has 19.