Kimi K2.6 is a legit Opus 4.7 replacement
Summary
A user reports that Kimi K2.6 is a strong alternative to Claude Opus 4.7, capable of handling ~85% of tasks at comparable quality while offering vision and browser-use capabilities, suggesting frontier models may not always offer unique advantages.
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