Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.7 Code

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

Google3.8 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's most intelligent Flash model with significant gains from 3.7 Flash across software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
66 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.750
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$3.75
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.075
Batch (input / output)
$0.375 / $1.88
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲09/02/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
google/gemini-3.8-flash
MoonshotK2.7 Code

MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code is a coding-focused model in Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 family, built to complete end-to-end programming tasks reliably over long contexts.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
262 K tokens
Max output
▲236 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.656
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$3.30
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.180
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
06/12/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2025-01
API id
moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code
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Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.7 Code?

  • Kimi K2.7 Code: cheapest input (13% less than Gemini 3.8 Flash)
  • Kimi K2.7 Code: cheapest output
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: largest context (1 M)
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: the newest (09/02/2026)
  • Kimi K2.7 Code: most reasoning (estimated)
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: the fastest (estimated)

Kimi K2.7 Code costs 13% less on input and 12% less on output than Gemini 3.8 Flash ($0.656 / $3.30 versus $0.750 / $3.75 per million tokens). Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, only Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts audio. Gemini 3.8 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
$26.25/mo
Kimi K2.7 Code
$23.04/mo

With Kimi K2.7 Code you save $3.21 a month versus Gemini 3.8 Flash (12% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

  1. 1Kimi K2.7 Code Moonshot$0.050
  2. 2Gemini 3.8 Flash Google$0.057
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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code costs 13% less on input and 12% less on output than Gemini 3.8 Flash ($0.656 / $3.30 versus $0.750 / $3.75 per million tokens). Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, only Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts audio. Gemini 3.8 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K2.7 Code?

Kimi K2.7 Code is cheaper: $0.656 per million input tokens and $3.30 per million output tokens, versus $0.750 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.8 Flash.

Which has more context: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K2.7 Code?

Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts 1 M tokens of context; Kimi K2.7 Code accepts 262 K.

Which is newer: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K2.7 Code?

Gemini 3.8 Flash was released on 09/02/2026; Kimi K2.7 Code on 06/12/2026.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K2.7 Code?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.8 Flash: $26.25; Kimi K2.7 Code: $23.04 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.