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Models2026-07-09 · source-backed
Kimi K2.7 Code became the first open-weight model selectable in Copilot's picker, cited at roughly +21.8% over K2.6 on agentic coding. Copilot opening its default surface to open-weight models is the notable part. It lowers the friction of trying an open-weight coder inside a mainstream IDE without leaving the workflow you already live in.
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