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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Plus vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs MiniCPM5-1B

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed comes out ahead, 63 to 52 and 31 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
  2. Our pick

    Moonshot AI

    Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed

    Released Jun 12, 2026

    63/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.90 / $8.00
    • Context262K
  3. OpenBMB

    MiniCPM5-1B

    Released May 19, 2026

    31/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context131K
01 — Verdict

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is our pick

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Command A Plus (52) and MiniCPM5-1B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed $3.42 · Command A Plus $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniCPM5-1B unpriced
  • Longest contextKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 · MiniCPM5-1B 131,072 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedCommand A Plus: Text, Images · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video · MiniCPM5-1B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A PlusKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMiniCPM5-1B
Inputs & features60%708035
Context window40%243724
Overall100%52/10063/10031/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Command A Plus vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs MiniCPM5-1B specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A PlusCohereKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AIMiniCPM5-1BOpenBMB
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$1.90 (best)—
Output$10.00$8.00 (best)—
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$4.38$3.42 (best)—
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate—
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 11 providers—
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoYesNo
ReasoningYesYesYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpenapache-2.0
API model IDcommand-a-plus-05-2026——
API providers111 (best)—
ReleasedMay 20, 2026Jun 12, 2026May 19, 2026
Knowledge cutoffApr 1, 2025Jan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
  • MiniCPM5-1B—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Plus, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or MiniCPM5-1B?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Command A Plus (52) and MiniCPM5-1B (31). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Plus, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or MiniCPM5-1B?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is cheaper at $1.90 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). Command A Plus costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.42 per million tokens for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed versus $4.38 for Command A Plus (1.3× as much). MiniCPM5-1B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has not been scored yet and MiniCPM5-1B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed and MiniCPM5-1B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for MiniCPM5-1B and 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed up to 262,144, MiniCPM5-1B up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Plus accepts text and images; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed accepts text, images and video; MiniCPM5-1B accepts text. Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the newest, released Jun 12, 2026. Command A Plus came out May 20, 2026; MiniCPM5-1B came out May 19, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.