Side-by-side comparison · AI Assistants & LLMs

Kimi vs Le Chat

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Kimi

3.8

From $19/mo or $15/mo

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Best overall

Le Chat

4.1

From $14.99/mo

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At a glance

Kimi3.8

Pick it if: People who want an agent to produce finished slides, documents, spreadsheets and websites, and developers after a cheaper coding model.

Le Chat4.1

Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Teams that care where their data lives, and anyone after a capable assistant for less money.

Overview

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
In one line	Moonshot AI's assistant with a strong agent for slides, documents, sheets and websites.	Mistral's fast European assistant, with a usable free plan and a cheaper Pro plan.
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	$19/mo or $15/mo	$14.99/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Works with Claude Code	No	No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Overall rating	3.8	4.1Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.	4.0	4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.	4.5	3.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.	4.0	3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.	3.5	4.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.	3.0	5.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Access & platform
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Desktop app	Yes	Yes
Browser extension	No	No
API access	Yes	Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace	–	Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO	No	Yes
Connects to other apps	No	Yes
Open source or self-hosted	Yes	Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files	Yes	Yes
Understands images	Yes	Yes
Makes images	–	Yes
Makes video	No	No
Writes code	Yes	Yes
Runs agents or automations	Yes	Yes
Learns your brand or style	No	Yes
Works in many languages	Yes	Yes
Capabilities score	10/ 17	15/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Plans	Adagio Free Trying the chat and a taste of the agent.	Free Free Everyday questions and a look at the Work and Code modes.
	PlusOur pick $19/mo or $15/mo billed yearly Anyone who wants to use the agent most weeks.	ProOur pick $14.99/mo Anyone who wants a capable daily assistant for less.
	Pro $39/mo or $31/mo billed yearly Regular users who run out of credits on Plus.	Team $24.99/user/mo Small teams that want shared billing and higher limits.
	Max $99/mo or $79/mo billed yearly Heavy users running several jobs at once.	Enterprise Custom Organisations with compliance and custom needs.
	Ultra $199/mo or $159/mo billed yearly Power users running agents all day.
Which plan to pick	Try the free plan to see the agent's output. If you like it, Plus at $19 is the sensible plan, and the yearly price drops it to $15. Only move up if you keep running out of credits, which long Swarm jobs do quickly.	The free plan is enough to see if the speed and tone suit you. Pro is good value at $14.99 and a sensible second assistant next to Claude. Students can get Pro for $5.99 a month for up to 12 months.

Key features

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Standout features	Agent Slides, Docs and Sheets Agent Swarm Deep Research Kimi Code Open model	Fast answers Work mode Code mode Documents and images Memory EU hosting and open models

Pros and cons

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Pros	Agent produces finished slides, documents, sheets and websites Kimi K3 is a leading open model, strong at coding and long tasks Swarm handles big research jobs in parallel Cheaper than Claude or ChatGPT for comparable agent work	EU hosting by default and open-weight models Fastest responses in the category Pro is cheaper than the equivalent OpenAI or Anthropic plan Work mode runs real multi-step jobs across your apps Clear, less preachy answers
Cons	Shared credits drain quickly on long agent and Swarm jobs, and unused credits don't roll over K3 is slow, and users report network errors and long-running tasks Main privacy policy stores data in China, and the hosted service blocks China-critical topics Free plan is thin and allowances aren't published in plain numbers Since late August 2026 even ordinary chats draw on the credit pool, and some users report duplicate charges on renewal	Reasoning and long-document quality trail Claude and ChatGPT Smaller ecosystem of guides, plugins and community help Free plan limits aren't published in plain numbers The rename to Vibe and the new modes make it harder to find your way around

Who each one is for

Attribute	Kimi	Le Chat
Best for	Turning a brief into a slide deck Research reports and document drafts Analysing a spreadsheet Building a simple website Coding on a budget	Fast everyday questions Privacy-conscious organisations A cheaper paid plan Reading and summarising documents
You'll find it used by	Consultants Marketers Students Developers Analysts	Privacy-conscious teams European businesses Solo founders Developers

Questions people ask

Which is better, Kimi or Le Chat?

Le Chat scores highest overall in our ratings (Kimi 3.8/5 and Le Chat 4.1/5). Kimi is best for turning a brief into a slide deck and research reports and document drafts. Le Chat is best for fast everyday questions and privacy-conscious organisations.

Which is cheaper, Kimi or Le Chat?

Kimi: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo or $15/mo. Le Chat: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99/mo.

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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