Model comparison

Granite 4.1 8b vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

37.4

Rank #205 Confirmed

Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI

43.3

Rank #94 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 0 categories and Kimi K2.7 Code in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 53.5 to 36.1.

Side by side

Granite 4.1 8b and Kimi K2.7 Code specifications
Granite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
ProviderIBMMoonshot AI
Noometry Index37.443.3
Released—2026-06-12
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—262K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.95
Output $ / M tokens—$4
Results tracked1319

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena WebDev11921473
DeepSWE—30.5%
FrontierCode—30.1%
SciCode—47.5%
WeirdML—54.1%
LMArena Coding1312—
ALE-Bench—886.23

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Granite 4.1 8b: —, Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
APEX-Agents—37.6%
GBAEval—0.9%
Vending-Bench 2—5,083

Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
SimpleBench—57.9%
CritPt—10%
Chess Puzzles—21%
LMArena Hard Prompts1293—
Surface Evolver Bench—48.8%
Epoch Capabilities Index—149.97

Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—54%
FrontierMath Tier 4—12.2%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—95.6%
LMArena Math1312—

Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
GPQA Diamond—87.9%
SimpleQA Verified—36.5%
LMArena Expert1309—

Multilingual Not comparable

Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Non-English1261—
LMArena Chinese1337—
LMArena Russian1240—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Instruction Following1269—

Long Context Not comparable

Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Longer Query1275—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGranite 4.1 8bKimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Text1290—
LMArena Creative Writing1251—
LMArena Multi-Turn1268—

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Granite 4.1 8b or Kimi K2.7 Code better for coding?

Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Kimi K2.7 Code share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.7 Code has 19.

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