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Kimi CLI

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Usage

OpenRouter token volume

90-day daily

usage history pending — this tool isn't in the tracked OpenRouter app rankings yet

Pricing

Subscription plans

Latest captured subscription plans for Kimi CLI.
Plan$/mo$/yrNotes
Moderato (Advanced Flow)$19$180Discounted price of $15/month when billed for 12 months ($180 total) · K3 available on Moderato plans and above · Weekly refreshed usage quotas with multi-device login
Allegretto (Pro Choice)$39$372Discounted price of $31/month when billed for 12 months ($372 total) · Marked as Recommended plan · Ample weekly limits and increased concurrency caps
Allegro (Premium Mode)$99$948Discounted price of $79/month when billed for 12 months ($948 total) · Expansive quota designed for excellence
Vivace (Ultimate Boost)$199$1,908Discounted price of $159/month when billed for 12 months ($1,908 total) · Highest weekly plan quotas for complex projects and large codebases

source: www.kimi.com/coding

captured Aug 19, 2026

Change history

  1. Aug 19, 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

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  2. Aug 14, 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

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  3. Jul 30, 2026

    Kimi CLI plans changed: plan set updated

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  4. Jul 18, 2026

    Kimi CLI plans changed: plan set updated

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  5. Jul 12, 2026

    Kimi CLI plans changed: plan set updated

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Changelog

Releases

  • 1.49.01.49.0
    Jul 16, 2026
    • ## What's Changed
    • fix(kimi): use remaining context for completion budget by @RealKai42 in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2494
    • fix(kosong): preserve empty-string reasoning_content as ThinkPart by @bigeagle in https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/pull/2498
  • 1.48.01.48.0
    Jun 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
  • 1.47.01.47.0
    Jun 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
  • 1.46.01.46.0
    May 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
  • 1.45.01.45.0
    May 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
  • 1.44.01.44.0
    May 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
  • 1.43.01.43.0
    May 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
  • 1.42.01.42.0
    May 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
  • 1.41.01.41.0
    Apr 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
  • 1.40.01.40.0
    Apr 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

source: github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli/releases

latest Jul 16, 2026

Adoption

GitHub & package growth

GitHub stars

source: github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli

11,231 stars · Aug 21, 2026

Package downloads/day

source: registry stats · pypi:kimi-cli

3,736/day · Aug 20, 2026

Community

Reddit pulse

30-day

no Reddit mentions tracked for this tool yet

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for Kimi CLI.
BenchmarkConfigurationScoreDateSource

no benchmark results attributed to Kimi CLI yet

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Alternatives

Similar tools

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ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Aug 20, 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 Aug 19, 2026. Plan changes are tracked over time on this page.
When was Kimi CLI last updated?
The most recent tracked release is 1.49.0 on Jul 16, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
What are the best alternatives to Kimi CLI?
By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Kilo Code, Claude Code, and Cline. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.
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