What is the difference between Grok 4.7 and Kimi K2.6?

Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI while Kimi K2.6 is developed by Moonshot AI. Grok 4.7 has a 500K token context window vs Kimi K2.6's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 2 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Grok 4.7 or Kimi K2.6?

It depends on your use case. Grok 4.7 and Kimi K2.6 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 2 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Grok 4.7 cost compared to Kimi K2.6?

Grok 4.7 costs $1.5999999999999999/M input tokens and Kimi K2.6 costs $0.95/M input tokens. Kimi K2.6 is $0.65/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Grok 4.7 and Kimi K2.6 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Grok 4.7 and Kimi K2.6 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2026

Grok 4.7vsKimi K2.6

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper than Grok 4.7 at $0.95/M vs $1.5999999999999999/M input tokens.

Grok 4.7 and Kimi K2.6 compared across 2 shared prompts
Spec	Grok 4.7	Kimi K2.6
Input price	$1.5999999999999999/M tokens	$0.95/M tokens
Output price	$4.8/M tokens	$4/M tokens
Context window	500K tokens	262K tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Apr 2026

Our Verdict

Grok 4.7

Kimi K2.6Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Grok 4.7 has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 4.7

Input

$1.60

Output

$4.80

Kimi K2.6

Input

$0.95

1.7× cheaper

Output

$4.00

1.2× cheaper

Kimi K2.6 is cheaper on both: 1.7× input, 1.2× output.

Where to run it

22 hosts, cheapest first

Grok 4.71 host

HostInOutContextUptime

xAI$1.60 in$4.80 out500k99.3% up

Kimi K2.621 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Inceptronint4$0.50 in$2.97 out262k99.4% up Chutesint4$0.50 in$2.85 out262k98.2% up DigitalOcean$0.57 in$2.40 out262k98.8% up Decartfp4$0.59 in$2.47 out262k94.1% up StreamLakefp8$0.60 in$2.52 out256k98.1% up CoreWeavefp4$0.65 in$3.41 out262k99.7% up

15 more hosts

DeepInfrafp4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k97.3% up Parasailint4$0.75 in$3.50 out262k99.6% up SiliconFlowfp8$0.77 in$3.40 out262k99.8% up Novita$0.80 in$3.40 out262k99.6% up GMI Cloudfp8$0.85 in$3.60 out262k88.9% up Baidu Qianfanfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k100% up Basetenfp4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k96.6% up Cloudflare Workers AI$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% up Moonshot AIint4$0.95 in$4.00 out262k99.9% up Sail Researchint4$1.00 in$4.00 out262k100% up Phala$1.09 in$4.60 out262k99.4% up Crusoebf16degraded$0.70 in$3.50 out262k98.7% up Veniceint4degraded$0.75 in$3.50 out256k87.6% up AtlasCloudint4degraded$0.95 in$4.00 out262k96.2% up Fireworksdegraded$0.95 in$4.00 out262k0% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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