Kimi K2.7 Code vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Grok 4.3
Too close to call on our weighted score (Grok 4.3 67, Kimi K2.7 Code 64, Claude Sonnet 4.5 55). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code
64/100- ECI150.0
- Price$0.95 / $4.00
- Context262K
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.5
55/100- ECI146.8
- Price$3.00 / $15.00
- Context200K
xAIGrok 4.3
67/100- ECI149.2
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- 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 4.5 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code for raw capability, Grok 4.3 on price and Grok 4.3 for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityKimi K2.7 CodeCapabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 · Grok 4.3 149.2 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 146.8
- Lowest priceGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 $1.56 · Kimi K2.7 Code $1.71 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.3Grok 4.3 1,000,000 · Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsKimi K2.7 Code: Text, Images, Video · Claude Sonnet 4.5: Text, Images, PDFs · Grok 4.3: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingKimi K2.7 CodePublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Kimi K2.7 Code | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Grok 4.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 78 | 74 | 77 |
| Price | 25% | 39 | 13 | 41 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 10% | 37 | 32 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 64/100 | 55/100 | 67/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI | Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic | Grok 4.3xAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 150.0 (best) | 146.8 | 149.2 |
| ECI rank | #49 of 148 (best) | #64 of 148 | #55 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 87.9% | 82.3% | 88.8% (best) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 54.0% (best) | 23.9% | 42.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 95.6% (best) | 77.8% | 93.3% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | — | 71.3% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 36.5% (best) | 30.7% | 33.2% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.95 (best) | $3.00 | $1.25 |
| Output | $4.00 | $15.00 | $2.50 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.19 (best) | $0.30 | $0.20 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.71 | $6.00 | $1.56 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 |
| Price source | Official Moonshot AI API | Official Anthropic API | Official xAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 200,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 64,000 tokens | 30,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | kimi-k2.7-code | claude-sonnet-4-5 | grok-4.3 |
| API providers | 51 (best) | 28 | 27 |
| Released | Jun 12, 2026 | Sep 29, 2025 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Kimi K2.7 Code$17.50
- Claude Sonnet 4.5$60.00
- Grok 4.3$17.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok 4.3?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Grok 4.3 67/100, Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100, Claude Sonnet 4.5 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code for raw capability, Grok 4.3 on price and Grok 4.3 for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Kimi K2.7 Code, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Grok 4.3?
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 4.5 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 4.5 (3.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Kimi K2.7 Code 150.0 (#49 of 148), Grok 4.3 149.2 (#55 of 148) and Claude Sonnet 4.5 146.8 (#64 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (148.1–151.8 vs 147.6–150.8), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Grok 4.3 88.8%, Kimi K2.7 Code 87.9%, Claude Sonnet 4.5 82.3%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Kimi K2.7 Code 54.0%, Grok 4.3 42.8%, Claude Sonnet 4.5 23.9%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.7 Code 95.6%, Grok 4.3 93.3%, Claude Sonnet 4.5 77.8%; SimpleQA Verified — Kimi K2.7 Code 36.5%, Grok 4.3 33.2%, Claude Sonnet 4.5 30.7%.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kimi K2.7 Code and Grok 4.3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Kimi K2.7 Code 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 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code and 200,000 for Claude Sonnet 4.5. Maximum output per response: Kimi K2.7 Code up to 262,144, Claude Sonnet 4.5 up to 64,000, Grok 4.3 up to 30,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Kimi K2.7 Code accepts text, images and video; Claude Sonnet 4.5 accepts text, images and PDFs; Grok 4.3 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; Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.3 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 4.5 came out Sep 29, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2.7 Code Jan 2025, Claude Sonnet 4.5 Jul 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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