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Reasoning · 1 checks · max 800 tokens · benched 2026-09-16

Kimi K3 vs Kimi K2.7 Code vs Kimi K2.6 vs Kimi K2.5 on when does the faster train catch up?

Moonshotai models side by side on "When does the faster train catch up?": Kimi K2.7 Code scores 10/10; Kimi K2.7 Code is the cheapest answer scoring 8+ at $0.84 per 1,000 runs. Outputs, checks, judge reasons, latency and cost.

The prompt every model received

System

Think carefully, then give only the final answer in the requested format.

User

Train A leaves a station at 09:10 travelling at a constant 80 km/h. Train B leaves the same station on the same track at 09:40 travelling at a constant 120 km/h in the same direction. How many minutes after 09:10 does train B catch up with train A? Reply with only the whole number of minutes.

Rubric for the judge: The single correct answer 90, with no working shown in the final output.

Side by side

Every cell is one OpenRouter call at temperature 0 with the prompt's token cap and reasoning effort "low" where the model supports it. Cost is usage × the catalogue rate in models.json. Quality is one judge call to anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 against the prompt's rubric, cached per prompt version.

Kimi K3

moonshotai/kimi-k3

10/10
Latency
718ms
Cost
$0.00180
Per 1,000
$1.80

187 in · 119 out · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

Kimi K2.7 Code

moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code

10/10
top judge scorecheapest scoring 8+
Latency
1.1s
Cost
$0.00084
Per 1,000
$0.84

98 in · 221 out (218 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

Kimi K2.6

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

10/10
Latency
1.7s
Cost
$0.00156
Per 1,000
$1.56

98 in · 367 out (364 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

Kimi K2.5

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

10/10
Latency
662ms
Cost
$0.00102
Per 1,000
$1.02

99 in · 435 out (433 reasoning) · 1 words · checks 1/1

  • exact
90

Judge: The output is exactly '90' with no extraneous commentary, matching the rubric requirement perfectly.

Frequently asked

What does this prompt test?

Reasoning: The single correct answer 90, with no working shown in the final output. The deterministic checks are exact.

Which model should I pick for this task?

If the judge's bar of 8/10 is good enough for you, Kimi K2.7 Code at $0.84 per 1,000 runs. If you need the top score, Kimi K2.7 Code at $0.84 per 1,000 runs.

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