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Kimi K2.7 Code vs o3-mini

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.7 Code
OpenAI
o3-mini
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AIOpenAI
Release dateJun 12 2026Jan 31 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapo3-mini shipped 497 days before Kimi K2.7 Code

Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code or o3-mini?

Kimi K2.7 Code and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3-mini shipped 497 days before Kimi K2.7 Code, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.7 Code is an open-source / open-weight model; o3-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2.7 Code and o3-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Kimi K2.7 Code released?
Kimi K2.7 Code was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 12 2026.
When was o3-mini released?
o3-mini was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.
Is Kimi K2.7 Code or o3-mini open source?
Kimi K2.7 Code is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. o3-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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