Model comparison

Kimi K2.7 Code vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI

43.3

Rank #94 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 53.5 to 35.2.
  • Kimi K2.7 Code has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 specifications
Kimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderMoonshot AIStepFun
Noometry Index43.339.2
Released2026-06-12—
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window262K—
Max output262K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.95—
Output $ / M tokens$4—
Results tracked1912

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
DeepSWE30.5%—
FrontierCode30.1%—
LMArena WebDev1473—
SciCode47.5%—
WeirdML54.1%—
LMArena Coding—1316
ALE-Bench886.23—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
APEX-Agents37.6%—
GBAEval0.9%—
Vending-Bench 25,083—

Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
SimpleBench57.9%—
CritPt10%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1299
Surface Evolver Bench48.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.97—

Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)54%—
FrontierMath Tier 412.2%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202595.6%—
LMArena Math—1304

Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
GPQA Diamond87.9%—
SimpleQA Verified36.5%—
LMArena Expert—1279

Multilingual Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English—1290
LMArena Chinese—1331
LMArena Russian—1324

Instruction Following Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following—1287

Long Context Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query—1307

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text—1321
LMArena Creative Writing—1328
LMArena Multi-Turn—1292

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.3 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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