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Kimi
Moonshot AI's assistant with a strong agent for slides, documents, sheets and websites.
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FreemiumFrom $19/mo or $15/mo
Quick take
- The Agent is the reason to use it. It produces finished slides, Word documents, spreadsheets, research reports and live websites from one request.
- Kimi K3, released in July 2026, is one of the strongest open models and is often compared with Claude for coding, though it's slower.
- Paid plans run $19, $39, $99 and $199 a month. Everything shares one monthly credit pool, and long agent or Swarm jobs can drain it fast.
- The main kimi.com privacy policy says data is stored in mainland China, and Moonshot's hosted service filters topics sensitive to Beijing. Keep client data out of it.
What is Kimi?
Kimi comes from Moonshot AI, a Beijing start-up now valued at around $50 billion. It chats and searches like the others, but people come for its Agent: give it a job and it plans the steps, researches, and hands back a finished slide deck, Word document, spreadsheet analysis or live website. A Swarm mode splits big jobs across hundreds of helpers working in parallel, and Kimi Code is a coding assistant for developers.
Its current model, Kimi K3 (July 2026), is one of the strongest open models in the world, and developers often compare it with Claude for coding and long tasks. Pick Kimi over Qwen Chat or DeepSeek when you want finished office files and agent work rather than just answers. Compared with Claude or ChatGPT, it's cheaper for the agent features and the model is open.
The catches: the free plan is thin, every feature draws from one shared credit pool that heavy agent jobs eat quickly, and K3 can be slow. Data handling depends on which Kimi service you sign up through, and the main kimi.com policy says data is stored in mainland China. Keep sensitive client work out of it.
Who's using it, and who it's for
- Consultants
- Marketers
- Students
- Developers
- Analysts
People who want an agent to produce finished slides, documents, spreadsheets and websites, and developers after a cheaper coding model.
Key features
Agent
Plans and runs a multi-step job with built-in tools and hands back a finished file or site.
Slides, Docs and Sheets
Creates PowerPoint decks, Word and PDF documents, and Excel analysis with pivot tables and charts.
Agent Swarm
Splits a big research or writing job across up to 300 helpers working at once, on paid plans.
Deep Research
Long research reports with sources and charts.
Kimi Code
A coding assistant for the terminal, editor and desktop, included from the Plus plan.
Open model
K3's weights are public, so a developer can run it elsewhere, subject to its licence.
How we rate it
3.8overall, out of 5
Our rating, from using the tool ourselves. Each score is out of 5.
- Ease of use
- 4.0
- Features
- 4.5
- Output quality
- 4.0
- Value for money
- 3.5
- Speed & reliability
- 3.0
How quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
How completely it covers the job it's built for, and how well the pieces fit together.
How good the results are before you fix them.
What you get for the price, including the free plan.
How fast it is and how often it falls over.
Community rating
No community reviews yet. Be the first to leave one.
Kimi pricing
Adagio
Free
Trying the chat and a taste of the agent.
- Chat with web search
- Limited agent use, one task at a time
- 2 projects and 500 MB of project storage
- Our pick
Plus
$19/mo or $15/mo billed yearly
Anyone who wants to use the agent most weeks.
- Shared monthly credit pool for Agent, Slides and Research
- Kimi Code and Agent Swarm
- 2 agent tasks at once
Pro
$39/mo or $31/mo billed yearly
Regular users who run out of credits on Plus.
- 2x Plus agent credits
- Goal Mode and a dedicated Kimi Claw cloud agent
- 1M-token context in Kimi Code
Max
$99/mo or $79/mo billed yearly
Heavy users running several jobs at once.
- 5x Plus agent credits
- 4 agent tasks at once
- 100 projects and 50 GB storage
Ultra
$199/mo or $159/mo billed yearly
Power users running agents all day.
- 10x Plus agent credits
- 25 scheduled tasks
- Everything in Max
Which plan should you 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.
Prices in USD unless noted, checked 21 October 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.
Best use cases
Ways Kimi can slot into your week.
- 1
Brief to slide deck
Paste a brief or meeting notes and get a designed PowerPoint you can tidy and present.
- 2
Analyse a sales export
Upload a spreadsheet and ask for a summary, pivot tables and charts you can drop into a report.
- 3
Competitor research
Use Swarm to research a long list of competitors in parallel and compile the findings into one document.
- 4
Quick campaign page
Describe a landing page and have the agent build and publish it for testing.
How it fits your tech stack
It produces standard Office files, so its output drops into whatever your team already uses. Developers can use K3 through the Kimi API, run the open weights with a trusted host, or plug Kimi Code into their editor.
Connects to
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- VS Code
- Claude Code
Pros and cons
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
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
Kimi alternatives
The closest alternatives to Kimi in the library, best rated first.
- Claude4.6/5· best for long-form writing and editingKimi vs Claude
- ChatGPT4.3/5· best for everyday questions and brainstormingKimi vs ChatGPT
- Google Gemini4.2/5· best for searching and summarising your GmailKimi vs Google Gemini
- Perplexity4.2/5· best for fact-checking and quick researchKimi vs Perplexity
Popular comparisons
Why it made the list
Its agent turns a brief into finished office files better than most, and its K3 model is a leading open model.
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Kimi FAQ
How much does Kimi cost?
There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo or $15/mo. Prices checked 21 October 2026 against Kimi's pricing page.
Is Kimi free?
Yes, Kimi has a free option. 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.
What is Kimi best for?
Kimi is best for turning a brief into a slide deck, research reports and document drafts and analysing a spreadsheet. People who want an agent to produce finished slides, documents, spreadsheets and websites, and developers after a cheaper coding model.
What are the best Kimi alternatives?
The closest alternatives are Claude, ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Perplexity. Claude is best for long-form writing and editing.
Community reviews
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