# Atlas with Kimi K2.7 Code: Open Weights at Trillion-Parameter Scale (2026) > Kimi K2.7 Code is an open-weights MoE with 1T total and 32B active parameters across 384 experts, at $0.95 / $4 per Mtok on a 262,144 token window. Kimi K2.7 Code is Moonshot AI's June 2026 coding model, a trillion-parameter-class MoE with a 262,144 token window at $0.95 / $4 per Mtok (input / output). Inside Atlas, Kimi K2.7 Code is the pick when you want frontier-adjacent coding quality from open weights rather than a closed API. The K2 line is the open-weights family that got closest to frontier coding quality, and Kimi K2.7 Code is served by four independent providers, so Atlas can fail over between them by switching provider in `/models`. ## Key takeaways - Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 / $4 per Mtok (input / output) on a 262K tokens (262,144) window. - Kimi K2.7 Code ships open weights at trillion-parameter scale: 1T total, 32B active across 384 experts. - At $0.95 per Mtok input, Kimi K2.7 Code is roughly a fifth of GPT-5.6's $5. - Four independent providers serve Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot, OpenRouter, Together, Fireworks), so Atlas can fail over by switching provider in `/models`. - First-party Moonshot hosting is in China; use Fireworks or Together if data residency matters. ## What makes Kimi K2.7 Code different from closed coding models? Kimi K2.7 Code ships open weights at the trillion-parameter scale, 1T total with 32B active across 384 experts, which almost nothing else at this coding quality offers. Moonshot AI released it in June 2026, and the K2 line is the open-weights family that got closest to frontier coding quality. Open weights change what you can do with a model, and Kimi K2.7 Code is the rare case where open weights come with genuine coding strength. The mixture-of-experts design, 1T total parameters with 32B active across 384 experts, is what lets it hit that quality without frontier-scale inference cost. Inside Atlas that combination is useful because Atlas can build its code index with local Ollama embeddings, keeping code off third-party servers, and pairing a locally built index with an open-weights model narrows how much of your codebase depends on any single vendor. Kimi K2.7 Code was explicitly post-trained for code, not adapted to it after the fact. ## How much does Kimi K2.7 Code cost compared to GPT-5.6? Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 / $4 per Mtok (input / output). At $0.95 per Mtok input, Kimi K2.7 Code is roughly a fifth of GPT-5.6's $5, on a model explicitly post-trained for code rather than adapted to it. The input side is where Kimi K2.7 Code saves you money, and that is the side Atlas leans on hardest. Atlas searches code with hybrid semantic and keyword retrieval fused by reciprocal rank fusion, and every retrieved declaration lands in the input tokens of each turn. At $0.95 per Mtok, roughly a fifth of GPT-5.6's $5, a retrieval-heavy Atlas session on Kimi K2.7 Code is dramatically cheaper. The output side at $4 per Mtok is mid-range, so Kimi K2.7 Code is at its best when you read a lot and write moderate amounts, which describes most bug-fixing and feature work. ## Which providers serve Kimi K2.7 Code for Atlas? Kimi K2.7 Code is served by four independent providers: Moonshot, OpenRouter, Together, and Fireworks. Atlas can fail over between them by switching provider in `/models`, which is a resilience property no single-vendor closed model can offer at $0.95 / $4 per Mtok. Provider diversity is an underrated feature of Kimi K2.7 Code. Four independent providers serve it, so an outage or a rate limit at one is a provider switch rather than a stopped workday. Atlas lets you switch the active model and provider on the fly with favorites and recents, so that failover is a keystroke. The default path is `MOONSHOT_API_KEY` against api.moonshot.ai via `@ai-sdk/openai-compatible`. For US-hosted inference, set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` and pick moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code at $0.719 / $3.49 instead, which is actually cheaper than the first-party rate. ## Is Kimi K2.7 Code safe to use under a data residency policy? Kimi K2.7 Code's first-party Moonshot hosting is in China, so use Fireworks or Together if data residency matters. Kimi K2.7 Code being served by four independent providers is what makes that substitution possible without leaving the model, at the same 262,144 token window. Data residency is the first question most teams ask about Kimi K2.7 Code, and the answer is that the model and the hosting are separable. First-party Moonshot hosting is in China, which rules it out under many corporate policies, but Fireworks and Together serve the same model from other jurisdictions, and OpenRouter offers moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code at $0.719 / $3.49 for US-hosted inference. Atlas reinforces this: every Atlas tool call is permission-gated against allow, ask, and deny rules before it runs, and Atlas can build its code index with local Ollama embeddings so the index never leaves your machine regardless of which provider serves Kimi K2.7 Code. ## When should you pick a different model than Kimi K2.7 Code? Pick a different model than Kimi K2.7 Code when you need more than a 262,144 token context window. Kimi K2.7 Code cannot hold the 1M-token repo dumps that Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.6 can, and that is the clearest reason to switch away from it. The 262K context is the ceiling on Kimi K2.7 Code. If your Atlas workflow depends on pouring an entire large repository into a single turn, a 1M context model like Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.6 is the only option. Atlas softens the blow, because Atlas indexes code by AST declarations using tree-sitter, not blind line windows, so 262,144 tokens of retrieved declarations goes much further than 262,144 tokens of raw file dumps. Outside of the context ceiling and the China hosting question, Kimi K2.7 Code at $0.95 / $4 per Mtok is one of the strongest value propositions Atlas can drive. ## Setup 1. Export `MOONSHOT_API_KEY=...` in your shell. Atlas reaches it via `@ai-sdk/openai-compatible` against api.moonshot.ai. 2. Confirm the lineup by running `atlas models moonshotai`. 3. Select Kimi K2.7 Code from `/models` in the Atlas TUI. 4. For US-hosted inference, set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` and pick moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code at $0.719 / $3.49 instead. 5. Keep a second provider in your Atlas favorites so you can fail over between Moonshot, OpenRouter, Together, and Fireworks. ## FAQ ### How much does Kimi K2.7 Code cost per million tokens? Kimi K2.7 Code costs $0.95 / $4 per Mtok (input / output). Through OpenRouter, moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code is listed at $0.719 / $3.49. ### Is Kimi K2.7 Code open weights? Yes. Kimi K2.7 Code ships open weights at trillion-parameter scale, 1T total with 32B active across 384 experts, which almost nothing else at this coding quality offers. ### What is Kimi K2.7 Code's context window? Kimi K2.7 Code runs on a 262K tokens (262,144) window. It cannot hold the 1M-token repo dumps that Sonnet 5 or GPT-5.6 can. ### How do I use Kimi K2.7 Code with Atlas? Export `MOONSHOT_API_KEY=...`, since Atlas reaches it via `@ai-sdk/openai-compatible` against api.moonshot.ai, confirm the lineup with `atlas models moonshotai`, then select Kimi K2.7 Code from `/models`. ### Where is Kimi K2.7 Code hosted? First-party Moonshot hosting is in China. Kimi K2.7 Code is also served by OpenRouter, Together, and Fireworks, so use Fireworks or Together if data residency matters. ### Can I switch providers for Kimi K2.7 Code without changing models? Yes. Kimi K2.7 Code is served by four independent providers, so Atlas can fail over between them by switching provider in `/models`. ### Is Kimi K2.7 Code good enough for agentic coding? Kimi K2.7 Code is post-trained explicitly for code, and the K2 line is the open-weights family that got closest to frontier coding quality. 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