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Kimi CLI
OpenRouter rank
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not in tracked usage yet
Tokens / day
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awaiting usage
Usage
OpenRouter token volume
90-day daily
usage history pending — this tool isn't in the tracked OpenRouter app rankings yet
Pricing
Subscription plans
| Plan | $/mo | $/yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderato (Advanced Flow) | $19 | $180 | Billed for 12 months at $180/year, equivalent to $15/month · Save up to $480 when billed annually across plans · Weekly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login |
| Allegretto (Pro Choice) | $39 | $372 | Billed for 12 months at $372/year, equivalent to $31/month · Marked as Recommended plan · Ample weekly limits and increased concurrency caps |
| Allegro (Premium Mode) | $99 | $948 | Billed for 12 months at $948/year, equivalent to $79/month · Expansive quota designed for excellence |
| Vivace (Ultimate Boost) | $199 | $1,908 | Billed for 12 months at $1,908/year, equivalent to $159/month · Highest weekly plan quotas for complex projects and large codebases |
source: www.kimi.com/coding
captured Jul 8, 2026
Change history
no plan changes detected yet — changes appear here the day the pricing page moves
Changelog
Releases
- 1.48.01.48.0Jun 22, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(kosong): round-trip empty reasoning content by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2446
- feat(soul): escalate repeated-tool-call reminders and force-stop on dead-end streak by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2466
- 1.47.01.47.0Jun 5, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(tools): include trailing output in error briefs and render brief as plain text by @liruifengv in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2389
- docs: rename project to Kimi CLI and link to Kimi Code CLI successor by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2431
- 1.46.01.46.0May 29, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- docs: announce evolution to Kimi Code successor project by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2377
- docs: fix router auto language redirect by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2378
- 1.45.01.45.0May 27, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(shell): Fix misleading "Quota exceeded" prefix shown on every 403 error by @liruifengv in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2342
- feat(toolset): improve dedup with sparse reminders and canonical args by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2372
- 1.44.01.44.0May 14, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- refactor(telemetry): track btw side question as tool_call event by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2257
- chore(release): bump kimi-cli and kimi-code to 1.44.0 by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2262
- 1.43.01.43.0May 12, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- feat(ui): improve shell spacing, link highlighting and notification duration by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2230
- feat(telemetry): polish event schema with outcome enum, lifecycle tracking and error enrichment by @jackfish212 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2226
- 1.42.01.42.0May 11, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(soul): clear partial UI output when LLM step is retried by @7Sageer in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2177
- fix(tests): unbreak main CI after #2177 by @7Sageer in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2213
- 1.41.01.41.0Apr 30, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(clipboard): enable clipboard paste on headless Linux over SSH by @ZichenWen1 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2115
- fix(plugin): support installing from .zip URL by @tempurai in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2126
- 1.40.01.40.0Apr 28, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(shell): show active agent task count in prompt status bar by @wbxl2000 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2041
- fix(auth): recover OAuth flows after transient failures by @wbxl2000 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2060
- 1.39.01.39.0Apr 24, 2026
- ## What's Changed
- fix(shell): approval request text input should render caret correctly by @kermanx in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2005
- feat(kimi): add KIMI_MODEL_THINKING_KEEP env for preserved thinking by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2029
source: github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/releases
latest Jun 22, 2026
Adoption
GitHub & package growth
GitHub stars
source: github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli
9,141 stars · Jul 8, 2026
Package downloads/day
source: registry stats · pypi:kimi-cli
2,144/day · Jul 7, 2026
Community
Reddit pulse
30-day
no Reddit mentions tracked for this tool yet
Benchmarks
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | Configuration | Score | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
no benchmark results attributed to Kimi CLI yet | ||||
scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only
Alternatives
Similar tools
| # | Tool | Tokens/day | 7d Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Claude CodeAnthropic | 283.3B | — | vs Kimi CLI |
| 3 | Kilo CodeKilo Code | 252.2B | — | vs Kimi CLI |
| 5 | ClineCline Bot Inc. | 96.2B | 67.9% | vs Kimi CLI |
| 7 | piEarendil Works (Mario Zechner) | 50.8B | — | vs Kimi CLI |
ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity
snapshot Jul 7, 2026
FAQ
Kimi CLI FAQ
- How much does Kimi CLI cost?
- Kimi CLI's paid plans start at $19/month (Moderato (Advanced Flow)), per its pricing page captured Jul 8, 2026. Plan changes are tracked over time on this page.
- When was Kimi CLI last updated?
- The most recent tracked release is 1.48.0 on Jun 22, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
- What are the best alternatives to Kimi CLI?
- By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Claude Code, Kilo Code, and Cline. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.
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