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Claude Code vs Kimi CLI
Live matchup data for Claude Code and Kimi CLI: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.
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usage — openrouter daily tokens
Usage crossover
source: OpenRouter app rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: Kimi CLI
through Aug 20, 2026
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Spec & pricing
| Spec | Claude Code | Kimi CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | Moonshot AI |
| Homepage | claude.com | github.com |
| GitHub | anthropics/claude-code | MoonshotAI/kimi-cli |
| Package | @anthropic-ai/claude-code | kimi-cli |
| Subscription plans |
snapshot Aug 21, 2026 |
snapshot Aug 19, 2026 |
| Latest plan change | Claude Code plans changed: Free limits changed; Pro limits changed; Max limits changed; Enterprise price now listed: $20/mo; added Team (Standard seat), Team (Premium seat); removed Team detected Aug 21, 2026 | Kimi CLI plans changed: Moderato (Advanced Flow) limits changed; Allegretto (Pro Choice) limits changed; Allegro (Premium Mode) limits changed; Vivace (Ultimate Boost) limits changed detected Aug 19, 2026 |
| GitHub stars | 142,192 | 11,231 |
| Pkg downloads/day | 0 | 3,736 |
| Latest release | v2.1.238 · 2 d ago | 1.49.0 · 37 d ago |
sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries
— = not tracked / not applicable
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Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Code | Kimi CLI | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results tracked yet for this pair — boards ingest daily | |||
best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks
sources linked per row
community pulse
Reddit sentiment
| Signal | Claude Code | Kimi CLI |
|---|---|---|
| Mentions (30d) | 266 | — |
| Positive share | 18.4% | — |
| Negative share | 19.9% | — |
| Net sentiment | -1.5% | — |
| 30d trend |
source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d
through Aug 21, 2026
faq
Frequently asked
- Is Claude Code more used than Kimi CLI?
- The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but Kimi CLI has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
- How does Claude Code pricing compare to Kimi CLI?
- Claude Code tracked plans: Free (free), Pro ($20.00/mo), Max ($100/mo), Team (Standard seat) ($25.00/mo), Team (Premium seat) ($125/mo), Enterprise ($20.00/mo). Kimi CLI tracked plans: Moderato (Advanced Flow) ($19.00/mo), Allegretto (Pro Choice) ($39.00/mo), Allegro (Premium Mode) ($99.00/mo), Vivace (Ultimate Boost) ($199/mo). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
- How do Claude Code and Kimi CLI score on coding benchmarks?
- No benchmark results are tracked for either yet; public boards are ingested daily and results appear here as they land.
- Where does this comparison data come from?
- OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.
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