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Claude Opus 5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) and Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Claude Opus 5 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#2 vs #26); Kimi K2.7 Code is 7.1× cheaper per output token ($3.50/1M vs $25.00/1M); and Claude Opus 5 offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Claude Opus 5 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #2 against #26 (83.1 vs 63.2 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • LMArena Agent is your yardstick — 12.2% against 1.1%.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 63.1 against 43.0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Claude Opus 5 was listed 24 July 2026, Kimi K2.7 Code 12 June 2026.

Choose Kimi K2.7 Code if…

  • API cost matters — $3.50/1M output tokens against $25.00/1M, about 7.1× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.71/1M against $5.00/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 14 listed API providers against 5.

Claude Opus 5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Claude Opus 5 and Kimi K2.7 Code
FieldClaude Opus 5AnthropicKimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AI
ModelCap Index position#2#26
Index score83.163.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$5.00$0.71
Output price / 1M tokens$25.00$3.50
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens128K262K
API providers listed514
Weight accessAPI onlyRestricted license
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText, Image
First listed24 July 202612 June 2026
PublisherAnthropicMoonshot AI

Evidence: 6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Claude Opus 5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

Public benchmark boards where Claude Opus 5 or Kimi K2.7 Code has a published result
BoardClaude Opus 5Kimi K2.7 CodeLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15311522–1540High—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena12.2%10.7%–13.6%High1.1%-1.1%–3.2%Claude Opus 5
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation90.4%Max—Only one result
ARC-AGI-3ARC Prize Foundation30.2%High—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis63.1intelligence-index43.0intelligence-indexClaude Opus 5

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Claude Opus 5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code: common questions

Is Claude Opus 5 better than Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 5 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #2 against #26. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Claude Opus 5 cheaper than Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code is cheaper on output tokens: $3.50/1M against $25.00/1M. Input tokens are $5.00/1M for Claude Opus 5 and $0.71/1M for Kimi K2.7 Code. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Claude Opus 5 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Claude Opus 5 has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 5 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Claude Opus 5 and Kimi K2.7 Code open-weight models?

Claude Opus 5: API only. Kimi K2.7 Code: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Claude Opus 5 and Kimi K2.7 Code?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Claude Opus 5 and 14 for Kimi K2.7 Code, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Claude Opus 5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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