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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.6 27B vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3.6 27B 65, Kimi K2.7 Code 64). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.6 27B

    Released Apr 22, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI146.5
    • Price$0.60 / $3.60
    • Context262K
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  2. Moonshot AI

    Kimi K2.7 Code

    Released Jun 12, 2026

    64/100
    • ECI150.0
    • Price$0.95 / $4.00
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Qwen3.6 27B 65/100, Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code for raw capability and Qwen3.6 27B on price. 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 · Qwen3.6 27B 146.5
  • Lowest priceQwen3.6 27BQwen3.6 27B $1.35 · Kimi K2.7 Code $1.71 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameQwen3.6 27B 262,144 · Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.6 27BQwen3.6 27B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Kimi K2.7 Code: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.6 27BKimi K2.7 Code
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%7478
Price25%4439
Inputs & features15%9080
Context window10%3737
Overall100%65/10064/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Qwen3.6 27B vs Kimi K2.7 Code specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.6 27BAlibaba (Qwen)Kimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)146.5150.0 (best)
ECI rank#68 of 148#49 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions85.9%87.9% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics35.1%54.0% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics91.1%95.6% (best)
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—36.5%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60 (best)$0.95
Output$3.60 (best)$4.00
Cached input—$0.19
Blended (3:1)$1.35 (best)$1.71
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Moonshot AI API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDqwen3.6-27bkimi-k2.7-code
API providers2751 (best)
ReleasedApr 22, 2026Jun 12, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.6 27B$13.20
  • Kimi K2.7 Code$17.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.6 27B or Kimi K2.7 Code?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Qwen3.6 27B 65/100, Kimi K2.7 Code 64/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Kimi K2.7 Code for raw capability and Qwen3.6 27B on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 27B or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Qwen3.6 27B is cheaper at $0.60 input / $3.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 input / $4.00 output per million tokens (official Moonshot AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.35 per million tokens for Qwen3.6 27B versus $1.71 for Kimi K2.7 Code (1.3× 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) and Qwen3.6 27B 146.5 (#68 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (148.1–151.8 vs 144.2–147.9), so the gap is a real one. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Kimi K2.7 Code 87.9%, Qwen3.6 27B 85.9%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Kimi K2.7 Code 54.0%, Qwen3.6 27B 35.1%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Kimi K2.7 Code 95.6%, Qwen3.6 27B 91.1%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.6 27B and Kimi K2.7 Code 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. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.6 27B and Kimi K2.7 Code share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.6 27B up to 65,536, Kimi K2.7 Code up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.6 27B accepts text, images, audio and video; Kimi K2.7 Code accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.6 27B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Kimi K2.7 Code is the newest, released Jun 12, 2026. Qwen3.6 27B came out Apr 22, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2.7 Code 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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