Model comparison
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Ministral 8B
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 8B costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Kimi K2.7 Code's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher in 5 categories and Ministral 8B in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 53.5 to 12.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 87.9% for Kimi K2.7 Code and 27.1% for Ministral 8B.
- Ministral 8B is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.95 / $4 for Kimi K2.7 Code.
Side by side
| Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.3 | 28.2 |
| Released | 2026-06-12 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.95 | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 30.5% | — |
| FrontierCode | 30.1% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1473 | — |
| SciCode | 47.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 54.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1202 |
| ALE-Bench | 886.23 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122), Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 37.6% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,083 | — |
Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 57.9% | — |
| CritPt | 10% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1191 |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 48.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.97 | — |
Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 54% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 12.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads
Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | 27.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 36.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1170 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1161 |
Long Context Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Kimi K2.7 Code | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Ministral 8B?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 8B costs 11× 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, Kimi K2.7 Code or Ministral 8B?
Ministral 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Kimi K2.7 Code lists at $0.95 and $4.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Ministral 8B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.