Granite 4.2 8B vs Kimi K2.7 Code: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.2 8B and Kimi K2.7 Code are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Granite 4.2 8B, from ibm-granite, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Kimi K2.7 Code, from moonshotai, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.66/M tokens input, $3.40/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens
• Kimi K2.7 Code: 262,144 tokens

Price

• Granite 4.2 8B: $0.10/M tokens input, $0.15/M tokens output
• Kimi K2.7 Code: $0.66/M tokens input, $3.40/M tokens output

Provided by

• Granite 4.2 8B: ibm-granite
• Kimi K2.7 Code: moonshotai

• Granite 4.2 8B model details, providers and pricing
• Kimi K2.7 Code model details, providers and pricing