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Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot AI) and Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Qwen) 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, Kimi K2.7 Code holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#26 vs #27); Qwen3.5 397B A17B is 1.5× cheaper per output token ($2.34/1M vs $3.50/1M); and Qwen3.5 397B A17B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Kimi K2.7 Code if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #26 against #27 (63.2 vs 62.3 points).
  • you want provider choice — 14 listed API providers against 11.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 43.0 against 34.3.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Kimi K2.7 Code was listed 12 June 2026, Qwen3.5 397B A17B 16 February 2026.

Choose Qwen3.5 397B A17B if…

  • API cost matters — $2.34/1M output tokens against $3.50/1M, about 1.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.39/1M against $0.71/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3.5 397B A17B ships open weights while Kimi K2.7 Code is restricted license.

Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Kimi K2.7 Code and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
FieldKimi K2.7 CodeMoonshot AIQwen3.5 397B A17BQwen
ModelCap Index position#26#27
Index score63.262.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.71$0.39
Output price / 1M tokens$3.50$2.34
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens262K66K
API providers listed1411
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
First listed12 June 202616 February 2026
PublisherMoonshot AIQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Public benchmark boards where Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a published result
BoardKimi K2.7 CodeQwen3.5 397B A17BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14911486–1497Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena1.1%-1.1%–3.2%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis43.0intelligence-index34.3intelligence-indexKimi K2.7 Code

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

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Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: common questions

Is Kimi K2.7 Code better than Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Kimi K2.7 Code ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #26 against #27. 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 Kimi K2.7 Code cheaper than Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper on output tokens: $2.34/1M against $3.50/1M. Input tokens are $0.71/1M for Kimi K2.7 Code and $0.39/1M for Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.7 Code or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

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 Kimi K2.7 Code and Qwen3.5 397B A17B open-weight models?

Kimi K2.7 Code: Restricted license. Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Open weights. 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 Kimi K2.7 Code and Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

ModelCap currently lists 14 API providers for Kimi K2.7 Code and 11 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Kimi K2.7 Code vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B 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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