Model comparison - Similar price, same tier
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Kimi K2.7 Code is from Moonshot AI and Mistral Medium 3.5 is from Mistral AI. On list price, Mistral Medium 3.5 charges 1.6x Kimi K2.7 Code's input price ($1.50 vs $0.95 per 1M tokens), and Mistral Medium 3.5 charges 1.9x Kimi K2.7 Code's output price ($7.50 vs $4 per 1M tokens). Kimi K2.7 Code has a 262,144-token context window and Mistral Medium 3.5 256,000 tokens. Mistral Medium 3.5 was released on April 27, 2026; no primary source states a release date for Kimi K2.7 Code. Both publish open weights.
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Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Kimi K2.7 Code | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Moonshot AI | Mistral AI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.95 | $1.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4 | $7.50 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.19 | $0.15 |
| Batch input / 1M | $0.57 | $0.75 |
| Batch output / 1M | $2.40 | $3.75 |
| Context window | 262,144 | 256,000 |
| Release date | - | |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| License | Modified MIT License (Hugging Face license tag: other) | Modified MIT (https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B/blob/main/LICENSE) |
| API model id | kimi-k2.7-code | mistral-medium-3-5 |
| AI Gateway id | moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code | mistral/mistral-medium-3.5 |
| 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 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| One agent session1M input tokens and 100K output tokens, no caching. | $1.35 | $2.25 |
| A chat app10,000 requests a day at 2K input and 500 output tokens each. | $39.00$1,170.00 per 30-day month | $67.50$2,025.00 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. | $0.666 | $1.04 |
Show the math
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
Mistral Medium 3.5
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $1.50 = $1.50Output: 0.1M x $7.50 = $0.75
- A chat appInput: 20M x $1.50 = $30.00Output: 5M x $7.50 = $37.50
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.15 = $0.135Uncached input: 0.1M x $1.50 = $0.15Output: 0.1M x $7.50 = $0.75
Benchmarks under the same setting
No board in the benchmark directory lists both Kimi K2.7 Code and Mistral Medium 3.5 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 Kimi K2.7 Code or Mistral Medium 3.5 by model id.
- 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
- Use Mistral in AiderLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in ClineLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in ContinueLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in GitHub CopilotLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in GooseLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in Kilo CodeLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in OpenCodeLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in Roo CodeLists Mistral Medium 3.5
- Use Mistral in ZedLists Mistral Medium 3.5
Model pages
FAQ
How do Kimi K2.7 Code and Mistral Medium 3.5 compare on price?
On list price, Mistral Medium 3.5 charges 1.6x Kimi K2.7 Code's input price ($1.50 vs $0.95 per 1M tokens), and Mistral Medium 3.5 charges 1.9x Kimi K2.7 Code's output price ($7.50 vs $4 per 1M tokens). For one agent session of 1M input and 100K output tokens with no caching, that is $1.35 on Kimi K2.7 Code and $2.25 on Mistral Medium 3.5. Prices are each provider's first-party list rates, verified October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026.
What are the context windows of Kimi K2.7 Code and Mistral Medium 3.5?
Kimi K2.7 Code has a 262,144-token context window and Mistral Medium 3.5 256,000 tokens.
Are Kimi K2.7 Code and Mistral Medium 3.5 open weights?
Kimi K2.7 Code's weights are published at huggingface.co under the Modified MIT License (Hugging Face license tag: other). Mistral Medium 3.5's weights are published at huggingface.co under the Modified MIT (https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B/blob/main/LICENSE).
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Sources
Kimi K2.7 Code verified from platform.kimi.ai; Mistral Medium 3.5 verified from docs.mistral.ai. This page is as current as the older of the two: .
- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/pricing/chat
- https://docs.mistral.ai/inference/pricing
- 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
- https://docs.mistral.ai/models/mistral-medium-3-5-26-04
- https://docs.mistral.ai/resources/changelogs
- https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B
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