Kimi Latest vs Grok 4.7
| Signal | Kimi Latest | Delta | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 83 | -17 | |
Pricing | 87 | -8 | |
Context window size | 96 | +5 | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 96 | +5 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -86 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
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current score
Grok 4.7
right now
88.8
current score
Kimi Latest
~moonshotai
Grok 4.7
xAI
Grok 4.7 saves you $355.00/month
That's $4260.00/year compared to Kimi Latest at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Kimi Latest | Grok 4.7 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 89 | Grok 4.7 |
| Rank | #325 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Quality Rank | #325 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Adoption Rank | #325 | #43 | Grok 4.7 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1049K | 500K | Kimi Latest |
| Pricing | $1.05/$13.00/M | $1.60/$4.80/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 83 | 100 | Grok 4.7 |
| Pricing | 87 | 95 | Grok 4.7 |
| Context window size | 96 | 90 | Kimi Latest |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | Kimi Latest |
| Output Capacity | 96 | 90 | Kimi Latest |
| Benchmarks | -- | 86 | Grok 4.7 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #325), placing it in the top -12% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 89/100 (rank #43), placing it in the top 86% of all 290 models tracked.
Grok 4.7 has a 49-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose Kimi Latest when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (1049K token context)
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Choose Grok 4.7 when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Grok 4.7 offers 54% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $96.00/month with Grok 4.7 vs $210.75/month with Kimi Latest - a $114.75 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Grok 4.7 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.80/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (89/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Grok 4.7 clearly outperforms Kimi Latest with a significant 48.8-point lead. For most general use cases, Grok 4.7 is the stronger choice. However, Kimi Latest may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
Kimi Latest
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Grok 4.7
54% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Kimi Latest
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Kimi Latest
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Kimi Latest
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by ~moonshotai
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | Kimi Latest | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Kimi Latest
~moonshotai
Grok 4.7
xAI
Grok 4.7 saves you $8.85/month
That's 51% cheaper than Kimi Latest at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Kimi Latest | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1.0M | 500K |
| Max Output Tokens | 943,718 | 450,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Apr 27, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |