Comparisons

GPT-5.5 vs Kimi K2.7 Code

On provider list prices, Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 per million input tokens against $5 for GPT-5.5: 5.3x apart. Output is $4 against $30 (7.5x). On Allocate both bill at list plus the 7% transaction fee.

GPT-5.5 Kimi K2.7 Code
LabOpenAIMoonshot AI
AccessAPI onlyOpen weights
Context window400K tokens256K tokens
List price, input$5 / M tokens$0.95 / M tokens
List price, output$30 / M tokens$4 / M tokens
Cached input$0.5 / M tokens$0.19 / M tokens
LicenseProprietary APINot listed
Fine-tunableNoYes

Specifications and provider list prices from the Allocate catalog, checked 2026-07-08. Billed price is list plus the 7% transaction fee.

What the numbers say

Take 1,000,000 requests a month at 1,200 input and 350 output tokens each. That workload costs $2,540 a month on Kimi K2.7 Code and $16,500 on GPT-5.5 at list: a gap of $13,960, or 6.5x.

GPT-5.5 reads 400K tokens per request against 256K for Kimi K2.7 Code, 1.5x the window. That decides which one can take whole documents without splitting them.

Kimi K2.7 Code$0.95$4
GPT-5.5$5$30
InputOutput

Choose GPT-5.5 for

  • Complex tool-using agents
  • Code generation
  • General assistants
GPT-5.5 details

Choose Kimi K2.7 Code for

  • The lower list price ($0.95 in / $4 out per M tokens)
  • Open weights you can fine-tune and own
Kimi K2.7 Code details

Common questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code, on this workload shape. At list prices it is $0.95/$4 per million tokens in and out against $5/$30 for GPT-5.5. Billed on Allocate: $1.02/$4.28 against $5.35/$32.10, list plus 7%.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.5: 400,000 tokens (400K) against 262,144 (256K) for Kimi K2.7 Code.

Can I fine-tune GPT-5.5 or Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code publishes open weights (Not listed) and can be fine-tuned on your own data. GPT-5.5 is a closed model served over API; its weights are not available.

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