MiniMax M2.7 vs Kimi K2.6
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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MiniMax M2.7
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Kimi K2.6
- ProviderMiniMaxMoonshot AI
- Rank#47Higher rank#55
- TierAA
- Score79.2Higher score75.8
- Price$0.30 / 1M tokensOpen weights (Modified MIT); API $0.95 input / $4 output per 1M tokens via Moonshot ($0.16 cached input)
- TaglineMiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026).Trillion-parameter open-weight coding and agentic specialist from Moonshot AI, competitive with closed frontier models.
| Attribute | MiniMax M2.7 | Kimi K2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Moonshot AI |
| Rank | #47Higher rank | #55 |
| Tier | A | A |
| Score | 79.2Higher score | 75.8 |
| Price | $0.30 / 1M tokens | Open weights (Modified MIT); API $0.95 input / $4 output per 1M tokens via Moonshot ($0.16 cached input) |
| Tagline | MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026). | Trillion-parameter open-weight coding and agentic specialist from Moonshot AI, competitive with closed frontier models. |