compare/MiniMax M3vsKimi-K2.7-Code

MiniMax M3 vs Kimi-K2.7-Code

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

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 MiniMax M3
minimax/m3
Kimi-K2.7-Code
moonshot/kimi-k2.7-code
ProviderMiniMaxMoonshot
FamilyMiniMax MKimi
Modalitytexttext
Context window1,000,000 tok262,144 tok
Max output4,096 tok16,384 tok
Released2026-06-012026-06-12
Input price$0.300 /1M$0.950 /1M
Output price$1.20 /1M$4.00 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyesyes
Visionyes
JSON modeyes
Reasoningyes
Prompt caching
MiniMax M3
minimax/m3
Full spec →

MiniMax's M3 language model with frontier coding and agentic capabilities, a 1M token context window, and multilingual support.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
Kimi-K2.7-Code
moonshot/kimi-k2.7-code
Full spec →

Kimi K2.7 is a frontier-scale open-source 1T parameter model with a 262.1k context window, multi-turn tool calling, vision inputs, and structured outputs for agentic workloads.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try MiniMax M3
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/m3",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Kimi-K2.7-Code — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="moonshot/kimi-k2.7-code",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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