Kimi K2.6 vs MiniMax M2.7
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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Kimi K2.6
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MiniMax M2.7
- ProviderMoonshot AIMiniMax
- Rank#55#47Higher rank
- TierAA
- Score75.879.2Higher score
- PriceOpen weights (Modified MIT); API $0.95 input / $4 output per 1M tokens via Moonshot ($0.16 cached input)$0.30 / 1M tokens
- TaglineTrillion-parameter open-weight coding and agentic specialist from Moonshot AI, competitive with closed frontier models.MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026).
| Attribute | Kimi K2.6 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Rank | #55 | #47Higher rank |
| Tier | A | A |
| Score | 75.8 | 79.2Higher score |
| Price | Open weights (Modified MIT); API $0.95 input / $4 output per 1M tokens via Moonshot ($0.16 cached input) | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Tagline | Trillion-parameter open-weight coding and agentic specialist from Moonshot AI, competitive with closed frontier models. | MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026). |