Model comparison

GPT-5.1 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

GPT-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.0 to 43.3 on the Noometry Index. Kimi K2.7 Code costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1 OpenAI

49.0

Rank #53 Confirmed

Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI

43.3

Rank #94 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Kimi K2.7 Code in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where GPT-5.1 leads 32.7 to 24.0.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleQA Verified: 48% for GPT-5.1 and 36.5% for Kimi K2.7 Code.
  • Kimi K2.7 Code is cheaper at $0.95 / $4 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $10 for GPT-5.1.
  • GPT-5.1 accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 262K.
  • Kimi K2.7 Code has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code specifications
GPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
ProviderOpenAIMoonshot AI
Noometry Index49.043.3
Released2025-11-132026-06-12
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K262K
Max output128K262K
Input $ / M tokens$1.25$0.95
Output $ / M tokens$10$4
Results tracked6319

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1 leads

GPT-5.1: 46.4 (#66), Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.9 (#95)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena WebDev13951473
SciCode43.3%47.5%
WeirdML60.8%54.1%
ALE-Bench1,192886.23
SWE-bench Verified68%—
DeepSWE—30.5%
FrontierCode—30.1%
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
GSO13.7%—
LiveBench Coding72.5%—
LMArena Coding1454—

Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5.1 leads

GPT-5.1: 32.7 (#60), Kimi K2.7 Code: 24.0 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
Vending-Bench 21,4735,083
Terminal-Bench47.6%—
APEX-Agents—37.6%
DeepResearch Bench42.8%—
GBAEval—0.9%
LMArena Search1199—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.1: 39.8 (#58), Kimi K2.7 Code: 39.0 (#61)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
SimpleBench53.2%57.9%
CritPt4.9%10%
Chess Puzzles32%21%
Epoch Capabilities Index149.64149.97
ARC-AGI-217.6%—
ARC-AGI-172.8%—
EnigmaEval11.2%—
LiveBench Reasoning95.8%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1457—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench90.1%—
LiveBench Data Analysis72.1%—
LMCA43.9%—
Surface Evolver Bench—48.8%
ForecastBench58.1—
LiveBench78.8%—

Math Too close to call

GPT-5.1: 52.2 (#51), Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.9 (#48)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202588.6%95.6%
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—54%
FrontierMath Tier 4—12.2%
Omni-MATH46.4%—
LiveBench Math94.5%—
LMArena Math1447—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)31%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)12.5%—

Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads

GPT-5.1: 50.6 (#71), Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.5 (#57)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
GPQA Diamond87.6%87.9%
SimpleQA Verified48%36.5%
Humanity's Last Exam23.7%—
MMLU-Pro57.9%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate10.9%—
GPQA (HELM)44.2%—
LMArena Expert1470—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.1: 44.8 (#19), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Vision1250—
VPCT58.7%—
LMArena Document1403—

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1: 53.8 (#56), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Non-English1431—
LMArena Chinese1495—
LMArena French1450—
LMArena German1438—
LMArena Japanese1453—
LMArena Korean1401—
LMArena Russian1435—
LMArena Spanish1433—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1: 83.9 (#1), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LiveBench Instruction Following93.3%—
IFEval93.5%—
LMArena Instruction Following1443—

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1: 47.6 (#14), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
CL-bench23.7%—
CL-bench Life17.3%—
LMArena Longer Query1447—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1: 64.5 (#55), Kimi K2.7 Code: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1Kimi K2.7 Code
LMArena Text1443—
LMArena Creative Writing1427—
WildBench86.3%—
LMArena Multi-Turn1450—
LiveBench Language80.2%—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1 better than Kimi K2.7 Code?

GPT-5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.0 to 43.3 on the Noometry Index. Kimi K2.7 Code costs 2.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code is cheaper. It lists at $0.95 per million input tokens and $4 per million output tokens; GPT-5.1 lists at $1.25 and $10.

Is GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2.7 Code better for coding?

GPT-5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.4 versus 42.9 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.1 does, with 400K tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1 has 63 scored results on Noometry and Kimi K2.7 Code has 19.

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