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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed vs Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Max comes out ahead, 53 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

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 Max

    Released Aug 3, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI156.6
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.8 Max is our pick

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 53/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 priceQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Max $3.00 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed $3.42 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Max 1,000,000 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.8 MaxKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video · Qwen3.8 Max: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
  • Self-hostingKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedQwen3.8 Max
Price50%2527
Inputs & features30%8090
Context window20%3760
Overall100%44/10053/100

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 Qwen3.8 Max specifications side by side
SpecificationKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AIQwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—156.6
ECI rank—#20 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—92.7%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—74.7%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—99.4%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—45.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$1.90 (best)$2.00
Output$8.00$6.00 (best)
Cached input—$0.25
Blended (3:1)$3.42$3.00 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYesYeslow · medium · xhigh
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen3.8-max
API providers1125 (best)
ReleasedJun 12, 2026Aug 3, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
  • Qwen3.8 Max$32.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 53/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). 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 $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 Max versus $3.42 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (1.1× 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 Qwen3.8 Max has an ECI of 156.6.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed and Qwen3.8 Max 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?

Qwen3.8 Max has the largest context window at 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, Qwen3.8 Max up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed accepts text, images and video; Qwen3.8 Max accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Qwen3.8 Max 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; Qwen3.8 Max is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.8 Max is the newest, released Aug 3, 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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