Mercury Edit 2 vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed comes out ahead, 44 to 35 on our weighted score, though Mercury Edit 2 is 9.1× cheaper per token.
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
- Our pick
Moonshot AIKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed
44/100- ECI—
- Price$1.90 / $8.00
- Context262K
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Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is our pick
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 44/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. 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 priceMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed $3.42 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMercury Edit 2: Text · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingKimi K2.7 Code HighspeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Mercury Edit 2 | Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 70 | 25 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 44/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Mercury Edit 2Inception | Kimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.25 (best) | $1.90 |
| Output | $0.75 (best) | $8.00 |
| Cached input | $0.025 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.375 (best) | $3.42 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Inception API | Median of 11 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | mercury-edit-2 | — |
| API providers | 1 | 11 (best) |
| Released | Mar 30, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
- Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mercury Edit 2 or Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed?
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 44/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. 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, Mercury Edit 2 or Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed?
Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception 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 $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $3.42 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (9.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mercury Edit 2 and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 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; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed is the newest, released Jun 12, 2026. Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 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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