Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Kimi K2.7 Code
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Kimi K2.7 Code by Kimi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)
Kimi K2.7 Code vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback): 28.1% less intelligence, 105.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 655.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) | Kimi K2.7 Code | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.9 | 25.8 | −28.1% Kimi K2.7 Code is 28.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $482.13 | $992.88 | +105.9% Kimi K2.7 Code is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.19s | 46.75s | +655.3% Kimi K2.7 Code is 655.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.95 / $4.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Kimi K2.7 Code is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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