LongCat-2.0 vs Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot)
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
LongCat-2.0 is 24.1% cheaper on blended cost ($1.30 vs $1.71/Mtok)
| Specification |
LongCat-2.0Intro price
by Meituan
|
by Moonshot
3 providers:
Fireworks $0.950/$4.00
Moonshot $0.950/$4.00
Together $0.950/$4.00
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current coding Open weights | Current coding Open weights |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.750/Mtok | $0.950/Mtok |
| Output | $2.95/Mtok | $4.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $1.30/Mtok | $1.71/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.015/Mtok | $0.190/Mtok |
| Price basis | Limited-time intro promo: $0.30 in / $1.20 out per 1M (list price tracked). USD is first-party on longcat.ai (international edition); longcat.chat (China edition) prices independently in CNY (¥5/¥20 list, ¥2/¥8 promo) — not an FX conversion. | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
textimagevideo
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis, Meituan model card / Moonshot model card | ||
| Independent composite scores measured for both models — each on its own scale | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 34 | 43 |
| AA Agentic Index | 22 | 30.3 |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -23.4 | -10.2 |
| Per-benchmark results no per-benchmark score is published for both models — the composites above are what compares them | ||
| GPQA Diamond | 88.9 vendor | — |
| SWE-Bench Verified | — | 50 vendor |
| HumanEval | — | 89 vendor |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Meituan — $0.750/$2.95/Mtok
|
Fireworks — $0.950/$4.00/Mtok
Moonshot — $0.950/$4.00/Mtok
Together — $0.950/$4.00/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | LongCat-2.0 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $1.3 | $1.71 | $0.41 (23.9%) |
| 10M tokens | $13 | $17.13 | $4.13 (24.1%) |
| 100M tokens | $130 | $171.25 | $41.25 (24.1%) |
| 1000M tokens | $1300 | $1712.5 | $412.5 (24.1%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick LongCat-2.0 if…
- cost dominates: $1.30/Mtok blended vs $1.71 — 24.1% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.015/Mtok — 98% off its list input price
Pick Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot) if…
- provider flexibility: available from 3 providers, so you can price-shop hosts or fail over
Summary
LongCat-2.0 by Meituan costs $0.750/Mtok input and $2.95/Mtok output, with a 262K-token context window. It supports text input.
Kimi K2.7 Code by Moonshot costs $0.950/Mtok input and $4.00/Mtok output, with a 262K-token context window. It supports text, image, video input and is available from 3 providers.
On a blended cost basis, LongCat-2.0 is 24.1% cheaper than Kimi K2.7 Code.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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