ResearchLLM Verifications Leaderboard

Data as of · 78 models, 80 questions · reviewed by Suhas Bhairav · methodology

Head to head · tested 27 Oct 2026

Inkling vs Kimi K2.7 Code: accuracy, speed and price

Similar accuracy; Inkling costs less per question.

Thinking MachinesInkling66.2% score · #31$0.0012 per question118 tok/sMoonshotAIKimi K2.7 Code65.0% score · #33$0.006 per question136 tok/s

Verdict

Built from the measurements below

  • Accuracy is too close to call: Inkling scored 66.2% and Kimi K2.7 Code 65.0% on the same 80 questions, a gap within what chance alone could produce.
  • Inkling is 4.9× cheaper per question as billed ($0.0012 vs $0.006), reasoning tokens included.
  • Kimi K2.7 Code generates text 1.2× faster: 136 tokens per second against 118.
  • Kimi K2.7 Code starts answering sooner: 0.4 s to the first token, against 0.6 s for Inkling.
  • Inkling accepts more context: 524k tokens against 262k.

Which should you choose?

Choose Inkling for the lower cost per correct answer ($0.0019 against $0.0092), shorter outputs (about 228 tokens per question against 1,781) and a 524k-token context window. Choose Kimi K2.7 Code for faster streaming, a quicker first token and more hosts to choose from on OpenRouter (11 against 1).

Accuracy gap +1.2 points (z = 0.17). A winner is called only when z is at least 1.96, the usual 95% threshold. Speed, latency and price need a 10% margin.

Head to head

Same questions, same prompt, same API

MeasureInklingKimi K2.7 CodeEdge
Verification scoreHigher is better66.2%65.0%Too close to call
Cost per questionLower is better$0.0012$0.006Inkling
Output speedHigher is better118136Kimi K2.7 Code
Time to first tokenLower is better0.6 s0.4 sKimi K2.7 Code
End-to-end response timeLower is better5.0 s5.3 sSimilar
Tokens per questionLower is better2281,781Inkling
Context windowHigher is better524k262kInkling

Side by side

Bars are scaled to the larger of the two values. The winner on each measure is marked in bold.

Every measure

Inkling first, Kimi K2.7 Code second

Verification scorehigher is better
Inkling66.2%
Kimi K2.7 Code65.0%
Cost per questionlower is better
Inkling$0.0012
Kimi K2.7 Code$0.006
Output speedhigher is better
Inkling118
Kimi K2.7 Code136
Time to first tokenlower is better
Inkling0.6 s
Kimi K2.7 Code0.4 s
End-to-end response timelower is better
Inkling5.0 s
Kimi K2.7 Code5.3 s
Tokens per questionlower is better
Inkling228
Kimi K2.7 Code1,781
Context windowhigher is better
Inkling524k
Kimi K2.7 Code262k

Score vs. cost per question

Both models in color, every other model in grey

Most attractive quadrant0255075100$0.00001$0.0001$0.001$0.01$0.10Cost per question (USD, log) →Verification score (%) →Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BCommand AReka Flash 3Gemma 4 26B A4BGemma 4 31BQwen3.5 397B A17BHermes 4 405BMuse WonderGrok 4.7o3gpt-oss-20bMinistral 3 3B 2512Nova Micro 1.0Phi 4Granite 4.2 8BHy3GLM 5.3 FlashSolar Pro 4Trinity Large ThinkingMiniMax M3Mistral Large 4Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6.1 SolGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4GPT-6 Lunagpt-oss-120bLlama 4 Maverick

Specifications and pricing

From OpenRouter's catalogue, plus the leaderboard's test dates

SpecificationInklingKimi K2.7 Code
CreatorThinking MachinesMoonshotAI
Released17 Jul 202612 Jun 2026
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReasoningYesYes
Inputtext, image, audiotext, image
Outputtexttext
Context window524k tokens262k tokens
Knowledge cutoff——
List price in / out per 1M$1 / $4.05$0.56 / $3.1
Blended price per 1M (3:1)$1.76$1.20
Cheapest hostTogether · $1 / $4.05CoreWeave · $0.6 / $3
Hosts on OpenRouter111
Last tested27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026

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Inkling vs Kimi K2.7 Code: frequently asked questions

Is Inkling better than Kimi K2.7 Code?
On accuracy they are statistically tied: Inkling scored 66.2% and Kimi K2.7 Code 65.0% on the same 80 questions from open datasets. Similar accuracy; Inkling costs less per question.
Which is cheaper, Inkling or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Inkling is cheaper: $0.0012 per question as billed, against $0.006. List prices: Inkling $1 in / $4.05 out, Kimi K2.7 Code $0.56 in / $3.1 out per million tokens.
Which is faster, Inkling or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Kimi K2.7 Code is faster at 136 output tokens per second, against 118. Time to first token: 0.6 s for Inkling, 0.4 s for Kimi K2.7 Code.
Which has the larger context window, Inkling or Kimi K2.7 Code?
Inkling, with 524k tokens against 262k.