CC MiniMax M2.7
Minimax · text → text
For Claude Code only
Input$0.1 /M
Output$0.1 /M
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Kimi K3
CC MiniMax M2.7 vs Kimi K3
Compare CC MiniMax M2.7 from Minimax and Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Kimi K3
Moonshot AI · text, image, video → text
Kimi K3 is Kimi’s flagship model for long-horizon coding and end-to-end knowledge work, with a 1M-token context window and industry-leading intelligence.
Input$3$2.7 /M
Output$15$13.5 /M
Cache read$0.3$0.27 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
CC MiniMax M2.7
Kimi K3
Input /M
$0.1
$3$2.7−10%
Output /M
$0.1
$15$13.5−10%
Cache read /M
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$0.3$0.27−10%
Context length
204,800
1,048,576
Max output
204,800
1,048,576
Time to First Token
2.3 s
0.9 s
Throughput
22.4 tok/s
73.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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July 16, 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
cc-minimax-m2.7kimi-k3
1340140014601520
Overall
14171486
Coding
14801531
Math
14221422
Hard prompts
14431505
Instruction following
14091479
Multi-turn
14281499
Creative writing
13631470
Longer query
14351502
Chinese
14431527
English
14371491
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
CC MiniMax M2.7
$7.50 /mo
Kimi K3
$405$365 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: CC MiniMax M2.7, Kimi K3?
CC MiniMax M2.7: $0.1/M output tokens; Kimi K3: $13.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Kimi K3: 1531; CC MiniMax M2.7: 1480 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Kimi K3: 0.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
CC MiniMax M2.7 accepts 204,800 and Kimi K3 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 204,800 tokens on CC MiniMax M2.7 and 1,048,576 tokens on Kimi K3.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Kimi K3 at 73.1 tok/s and CC MiniMax M2.7 at 22.4 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC MiniMax M2.7 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Kimi K3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call CC MiniMax M2.7 and Kimi K3 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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