Model comparison - Similar price, same tier
Grok Build 0.1 vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Grok Build 0.1 is from xAI and Kimi K2.7 Code is from Moonshot AI. On list price, Kimi K2.7 Code charges 5% less than Grok Build 0.1 for input ($0.95 vs $1 per 1M tokens), and Kimi K2.7 Code charges 2x Grok Build 0.1's output price ($4 vs $2 per 1M tokens). Grok Build 0.1 has a 256,000-token context window and Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 tokens. Grok Build 0.1 was released on May 19, 2026; no primary source states a release date for Kimi K2.7 Code. Kimi K2.7 Code publishes open weights (Modified MIT License (Hugging Face license tag: other)); Grok Build 0.1 is closed-weights.
Last verified from each provider's pricing page. All sources
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Grok Build 0.1 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Moonshot AI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1 | $0.95 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2 | $4 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.20 | $0.19 |
| Batch input / 1M | - | $0.57 |
| Batch output / 1M | - | $2.40 |
| Long-context rates above | 200,000 tokens | - |
| Context window | 256,000 | 262,144 |
| Release date | - | |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| License | - | Modified MIT License (Hugging Face license tag: other) |
| API model id | grok-build-0.1 | kimi-k2.7-code |
| AI Gateway id | spacexai/grok-build-0.1 | moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code |
| Last verified |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens at each provider's standard first-party rate. A dash means the provider does not bill that item separately or no primary page states it.
What each costs in practice
The same three workloads every model page uses, worked from each model's standard list rates. Swap in your own token counts with the math on each model's page.
| Workload | Grok Build 0.1 | Kimi K2.7 Code |
|---|---|---|
| One agent session1M input tokens and 100K output tokens, no caching. | $1.20 | $1.35 |
| A chat app10,000 requests a day at 2K input and 500 output tokens each. | $30.00$900.00 per 30-day month | $39.00$1,170.00 per 30-day month |
| The same session at a 90% cache hit90% of the input is read from the prompt cache. The one-time cache write premium is not included. | $0.48 | $0.666 |
Show the math
Grok Build 0.1
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $1 = $1.00Output: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20
- A chat appInput: 20M x $1 = $20.00Output: 5M x $2 = $10.00
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.20 = $0.18Uncached input: 0.1M x $1 = $0.10Output: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20
Kimi K2.7 Code
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $0.95 = $0.95Output: 0.1M x $4 = $0.40
- A chat appInput: 20M x $0.95 = $19.00Output: 5M x $4 = $20.00
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.19 = $0.171Uncached input: 0.1M x $0.95 = $0.095Output: 0.1M x $4 = $0.40
Benchmarks under the same setting
No board in the benchmark directory lists both Grok Build 0.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code under the same setting, so there is no like-for-like score to show here.
Set them up in your tools
Step-by-step guides whose official docs list Grok Build 0.1 or Kimi K2.7 Code by model id.
- Use Grok in ClineLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Codex CLILists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in ContinueLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Kilo CodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in OpenCodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Roo CodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in ZedLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Kimi in Claude CodeLists Kimi K2.7 Code
- Use Kimi in ClineLists Kimi K2.7 Code
- Use Kimi in ContinueLists Kimi K2.7 Code
- Use Kimi in GooseLists Kimi K2.7 Code
- Use Kimi in OpenCodeLists Kimi K2.7 Code
- Use Kimi in ZedLists Kimi K2.7 Code
Model pages
FAQ
How do Grok Build 0.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code compare on price?
On list price, Kimi K2.7 Code charges 5% less than Grok Build 0.1 for input ($0.95 vs $1 per 1M tokens), and Kimi K2.7 Code charges 2x Grok Build 0.1's output price ($4 vs $2 per 1M tokens). For one agent session of 1M input and 100K output tokens with no caching, that is $1.20 on Grok Build 0.1 and $1.35 on Kimi K2.7 Code. Prices are each provider's first-party list rates, verified October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026.
What are the context windows of Grok Build 0.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code?
Grok Build 0.1 has a 256,000-token context window and Kimi K2.7 Code 262,144 tokens.
Are Grok Build 0.1 and Kimi K2.7 Code open weights?
Grok Build 0.1 is closed-weights and is called through xAI's API as grok-build-0.1. Kimi K2.7 Code's weights are published at huggingface.co under the Modified MIT License (Hugging Face license tag: other).
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Sources
Grok Build 0.1 verified from docs.x.ai; Kimi K2.7 Code verified from platform.kimi.ai. This page is as current as the older of the two: .
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/pricing
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-build-0.1
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/release-notes
- https://x.ai/news
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k2-7-code-quickstart
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/batch.md
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/platform-changelog.md
- https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.7-Code
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