Model comparison

Kimi K2.7 Code vs Step 3

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 39.9 on the Noometry Index.

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Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot AI

43.0

Rank #90 Confirmed

Step 3 StepFun

39.9

Rank #145 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where Kimi K2.7 Code leads 52.6 to 34.9.

Side by side

Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3 specifications
Kimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
ProviderMoonshot AIStepFun
Noometry Index43.039.9
Released2026-06-12—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K—
Max output262K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.95—
Output $ / M tokens$4—
Results tracked1917

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Category by category

Coding Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 42.4 (#92), Step 3: 39.5 (#144)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
DeepSWE30.5%—
FrontierCode30.1%—
LMArena WebDev1473—
SciCode47.5%—
WeirdML54.1%—
LMArena Coding—1367
ALE-Bench886.23—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: 23.9 (#115), Step 3: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
APEX-Agents37.6%—
GBAEval0.9%—
Vending-Bench 25,083—

Reasoning Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 38.2 (#56), Step 3: 27.6 (#102)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
SimpleBench57.9%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark—62.3%
CritPt10%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1355
Surface Evolver Bench48.8%—
Epoch Capabilities Index150.01—

Math Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 52.6 (#39), Step 3: 34.9 (#148)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)54%—
FrontierMath Tier 412.2%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202595.6%—
LMArena Math—1366

Knowledge Kimi K2.7 Code leads

Kimi K2.7 Code: 53.6 (#51), Step 3: 36.2 (#161)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
GPQA Diamond87.9%—
SimpleQA Verified36.5%—
LMArena Expert—1333

Multimodal Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 3: 34.9 (#81)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
LMArena Vision—1176

Multilingual Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 3: 46.5 (#154)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
LMArena Non-English—1327
LMArena Chinese—1396
LMArena German—1371
LMArena Korean—1271
LMArena Russian—1331
LMArena Spanish—1372

Instruction Following Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 3: 70.6 (#159)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
LMArena Instruction Following—1332

Long Context Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#152)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
LMArena Longer Query—1326

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Kimi K2.7 Code: —, Step 3: 54.5 (#146)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkKimi K2.7 CodeStep 3
LMArena Text—1351
LMArena Creative Writing—1322
LMArena Multi-Turn—1340

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Step 3?

Kimi K2.7 Code is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 39.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is Kimi K2.7 Code or Step 3 better for coding?

Kimi K2.7 Code scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Kimi K2.7 Code and Step 3 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Kimi K2.7 Code has 19 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.

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