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Kimi K2.7 Code vs Grok 4 Heavy

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.7 Code
SpaceXAI
Grok 4 Heavy
Overview
CompanyMoonshot AISpaceXAI
Release dateJun 12 2026Jul 9 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
256k
Benchmarks
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
75%
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4 Heavy shipped 338 days before Kimi K2.7 Code

Which is better: Kimi K2.7 Code or Grok 4 Heavy?

Kimi K2.7 Code and Grok 4 Heavy don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 4 Heavy shipped 338 days before Kimi K2.7 Code, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2.7 Code is open weight, while Grok 4 Heavy is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Kimi K2.7 Code and Grok 4 Heavy don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Kimi K2.7 Code was released by Moonshot AI on Jun 12 2026.

Grok 4 Heavy was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 9 2025.

Kimi K2.7 Code is an open weight model released by Moonshot AI. Grok 4 Heavy is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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