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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small comes out ahead, 62 to 44 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Moonshot AI

    Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed

    Released Jun 12, 2026

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.90 / $8.00
    • Context262K
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  2. Our pick

    Thinking Machines

    Inkling Small

    Released Jul 30, 2026

    62/100
    • ECI150.2
    • Price$0.50 / $1.20
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Inkling Small

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01 — Verdict

Inkling Small is our pick

Inkling Small is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44). It leads on price and context window. Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceInkling SmallInkling Small $0.675 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed $3.42 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextInkling SmallInkling Small 1,048,576 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video · Inkling Small: Text, Images, Audio
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedInkling Small
Price50%2558
Inputs & features30%8070
Context window20%3761
Overall100%44/10062/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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.

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs Inkling Small specifications side by side
SpecificationKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AIInkling SmallThinking Machines
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—150.2
ECI rank—#47 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—88.5%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—46.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—90.0%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—19.1%
Price per million tokens
Input$1.90$0.50 (best)
Output$8.00$1.20 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.42$0.675 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersMedian of 11 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache-2.0
API model ID——
API providers1111
ReleasedJun 12, 2026Jul 30, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 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.

  • Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
  • Inkling Small$7.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small is the better all-round choice, scoring 62/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44). It leads on price and context window. Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed costs $1.90 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.675 per million tokens for Inkling Small versus $3.42 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (5.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has not been scored yet and Inkling Small has an ECI of 150.2.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed and Inkling Small yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Inkling Small has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed. Maximum output per response: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed up to 262,144, Inkling Small up to 1,048,576 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed accepts text, images and video; Inkling Small accepts text, images and audio. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Inkling Small is the newest, released Jul 30, 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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