Fugu vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
Too close to call on our weighted score (Fugu 66, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 66, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 57). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Sakana AIFugu
66/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed
57/100- ECI—
- Price$1.90 / $8.00
- Context262K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
66/100- ECI—
- Price$4.00 / $12.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Fugu 66/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 66/100, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed on price. 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 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Fugu unpriced
- Longest contextFugu and Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeFugu 1,000,000 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed and Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeFugu: Text, Images · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Fugu | Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Context window | 40% | 60 | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 66/100 | 57/100 | 66/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | FuguSakana AI | Kimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AI | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $1.90 (best) | $4.00 |
| Output | — | $8.00 (best) | $12.00 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $3.42 (best) | $6.00 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 12 providers | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | — | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeshigh · xhigh | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | fugu | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 12 (best) | 5 |
| Released | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Fugu—
- Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Fugu, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Fugu 66/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 66/100, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed on price. 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, Fugu, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is cheaper at $1.90 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (median across 12 API providers). Qwen 3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). 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 $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (1.8× as much). Fugu has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Fugu has not been scored yet, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has not been scored yet and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Fugu, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 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?
Fugu and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed. Maximum output per response: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed up to 262,144, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Fugu accepts text and images; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed accepts text, images and video; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video. Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Fugu and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. Fugu came out Jun 15, 2026; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed came out Jun 12, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: 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 Nov 2, 2026.
