Grok 4.3 vs Kimi K2.7 Code vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Too close to call on our weighted score (Grok 4.3 67, Kimi K2.7 Code 64, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62). The right pick depends on what you value most.
xAIGrok 4.3
67/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code
64/100- ECI150.0
- Price$0.95 / $4.00
- Context262K
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6
62/100- ECI152.3
- Price$3.00 / $15.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Grok 4.3 67/100, Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for raw capability and Grok 4.3 on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityClaude Sonnet 4.6Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 4.6 152.3 · Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 · Grok 4.3 149.2
- Lowest priceGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 $1.56 · Kimi K2.7 Code $1.71 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3 and Claude Sonnet 4.6Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 1,000,000 · Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsGrok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs · Kimi K2.7 Code: Text, Images, Video · Claude Sonnet 4.6: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingKimi K2.7 CodePublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Grok 4.3 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 77 | 78 | 81 |
| Price | 25% | 41 | 39 | 13 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 60 | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 67/100 | 64/100 | 62/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Grok 4.3xAI | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI | Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 149.2 | 150.0 | 152.3 (best) |
| ECI rank | #55 of 148 | #49 of 148 | #40 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 88.8% (best) | 87.9% | 87.4% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 42.8% | 54.0% (best) | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 93.3% | 95.6% (best) | 85.8% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | — | — | 75.2% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 33.2% | 36.5% (best) | 35.5% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.25 | $0.95 (best) | $3.00 |
| Output | $2.50 (best) | $4.00 | $15.00 |
| Cached input | $0.20 | $0.19 (best) | $0.30 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.56 (best) | $1.71 | $6.00 |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official xAI API | Official Moonshot AI API | Official Anthropic API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 30,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 64,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-4.3 | kimi-k2.7-code | claude-sonnet-4-6 |
| API providers | 27 | 51 (best) | 41 |
| Released | Apr 17, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Grok 4.3$17.50
- Kimi K2.7 Code$17.50
- Claude Sonnet 4.6$60.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Grok 4.3, Kimi K2.7 Code or Claude Sonnet 4.6?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Grok 4.3 67/100, Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100, Claude Sonnet 4.6 62/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for raw capability and Grok 4.3 on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.3, Kimi K2.7 Code or Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Grok 4.3 is cheaper at $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Moonshot AI API price); Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.56 per million tokens for Grok 4.3 versus $1.71 for Kimi K2.7 Code (1.1× as much) and $6.00 for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (3.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Sonnet 4.6 152.3 (#40 of 148), Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 (#49 of 148) and Grok 4.3 149.2 (#55 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (149.6–154.7 vs 148.1–151.8), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Grok 4.3 88.8%, Kimi K2.7 Code 87.9%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 87.4%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.7 Code 95.6%, Grok 4.3 93.3%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 85.8%; SimpleQA Verified — Kimi K2.7 Code 36.5%, Claude Sonnet 4.6 35.5%, Grok 4.3 33.2%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Grok 4.3 and Kimi K2.7 Code yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.3 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code. Maximum output per response: Grok 4.3 up to 30,000, Kimi K2.7 Code up to 262,144, Claude Sonnet 4.6 up to 64,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Grok 4.3 accepts text, images and PDFs; Kimi K2.7 Code accepts text, images and video; Claude Sonnet 4.6 accepts text, images and PDFs. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Kimi K2.7 Code publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok 4.3 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Kimi K2.7 Code is the newest, released Jun 12, 2026. Grok 4.3 came out Apr 17, 2026; Claude Sonnet 4.6 came out Feb 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2.7 Code Jan 2025, Claude Sonnet 4.6 Aug 31, 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.
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