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Ditching Opus 4.7 for Kimi 2.6 Speed
#model-comparison#coding-llm#cli-toolskimi-2.6opus-4.7kimi-2.6claudeqwen-3.6
💡Real-world switch: Kimi 2.6 beats lazy Opus 4.7 on speed + cost!
⚡ 30-Second TL;DR
What Changed
Switch from Claude Opus 4.7 Max due to laziness and cost
Why It Matters
Highlights competitive pressure on Anthropic from Chinese LLMs like Kimi. Cost-sensitive teams may shift, boosting Kimi's adoption in coding workflows.
What To Do Next
Test Kimi 2.6 CLI for coding tasks and monitor context handling.
Who should care:Founders & Product Leaders
Key Points
- •Switch from Claude Opus 4.7 Max due to laziness and cost
- •Kimi 2.6 is faster, pleasurable, reliable with smaller context
- •Using Kimi CLI; smoother than via env vars in CC
- •Submitted PR for Forge compatibility: https://github.com/tailcallhq/forgecode/pull/3098
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