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Kimi: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Kimi AI has a free plan with chat, web search, file uploads and some monthly credits, though Moonshot AI does not publish its limits. Paid plans start with Kimi Plus at $19 a month ($180 a year) and go up to Kimi Ultra at $199 a month ($1,908 a year), all drawing on one monthly credit pool for chat, agents and the Kimi Code coding agent.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Moonshot AI
- Individual plans
- 5, one free
- Paid plans
- $19 to $199 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 7, 2026
Quick verdict
Kimi is Moonshot AI's chat assistant, with web search, agents for documents, slides, spreadsheets, websites and research, and the Kimi Code coding agent. Kimi Free includes chat with web search, file uploads, memory and some free monthly credits for features such as slides, but not Kimi Code, and its limits are not published. Kimi Plus is $19 a month, or $180 a year paid up front ($15 a month), and adds K3.1 Pro and K3, Deep Research, Kimi Code and Agent Swarm. Kimi Pro is $39 a month or $372 a year, Kimi Max $99 a month or $948 a year, and Kimi Ultra $199 a month or $1,908 a year; each adds credits, and Max and Ultra run 4 Agent tasks at once. Kimi does not say whether prices include tax.
Kimi's paid plans share one monthly credit pool across chat, Agent, Deep Research, slides, documents, spreadsheets, websites and Kimi Code, but Kimi gives no credit numbers, only multiples in its help center. The context window is also unclear: Kimi's pages disagree on which plan gets the 1-million-token K3 context, and K2.6 chat holds about 128K tokens.
On rights and privacy, Kimi's terms say you own the intellectual property in your input and output but do not expressly address commercial use, so that is not verified. De-identified chats may be used for training, and you can opt out only by contacting customer support. This verdict rests on what Kimi documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Search answers with reference linksKimi decides when to search the web, and its help says all search-based answers include reference links to the original pages. Agentic Search also covers academic literature and journal databases.
- One plan for chat, agents and codingFrom Plus, the same credit pool covers chat, Agent, Deep Research, slides, documents, spreadsheets, websites and Kimi Code. Kimi Code runs as a CLI, a VS Code extension and a desktop app, and also inside Claude Code, OpenCode and Codex, with a rolling 5-hour limit and no weekly limit.
- Large uploadsKimi accepts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image, TXT and video files, up to 100 MB each and 50 files at a time. Kimi Sheets outputs .xlsx files, and Kimi PPT gives an editable PPT download.
- Websites you can downloadOn paid plans, Kimi Build generates a full-stack website or web app from plain language, a design mockup or a screen recording, with a back-end database and Kimi account login. You can publish it in one click or download the complete project to host yourself.
- Deep Research and agents on paid plansDeep Research writes a structured report citing about 26 sources on average, using roughly 5 to 10% of a Plus month of credits per task. The Kimi Browser Extension can operate a browser, and Kimi Work on Mac and Windows can use desktop apps.
Limits
- No credit numbers publishedPlan limit. Kimi gives no credit amounts for any plan. Its help center, which documents the China plans, lists Plus at 2x, Pro at 4x, Max at 14x and Ultra at 28x the Agent credits of a China-only Go tier. Free limits and which models free accounts get are not published.
- Kimi's pages disagree on the 1M contextConflict. The Kimi Code guide gives the 1-million-token K3 context on Pro and above, while the chat help says it needs the highest tier. K2.6 chat and Agent tasks hold about 128K tokens on Plus and up.
- Training opt-out by support request onlyPrivacy limit. De-identified chats may be used for training. To opt out, you contact customer support; the opt-out is registered within 5 to 7 working days and applies to the whole account.
- Commercial use not addressedNot verified. Kimi's terms say you own the intellectual property rights in your input and output, subject to law and the agreement, but they do not expressly address commercial use.
- Only Kimi models, and no Microsoft OfficeWorkflow limit. The model switcher offers only Moonshot's own Kimi models. Kimi Office works inside WPS only; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are not supported yet. Audio generation lists only Mandarin voices for text to speech.
Based on what Moonshot AI documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Searching the web with reference links on every search-based answer
- Uploading many large files at once, up to 50 files of 100 MB each
- One subscription for chat, slides, spreadsheets, websites and a coding agent
- Building a full-stack web app you can download and host yourself
- Using Kimi Code inside Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex or VS Code
Look elsewhere if you
- Coding on the free plan: Kimi Code starts at Plus
- Planning around exact usage: no credit numbers are published
- Keeping chats out of training with a setting: opt-out is by support request
- Working inside Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint: not supported yet
- Choosing models from other companies: only Kimi models are offered
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Free | Free | Nov 7, 2026 | |
| Kimi PlusAnnual option billed once a year: US$180 (US$15/mo). Prices from the Kimi Code plan section on kimi.com/code and the international (REGION_OVERSEA) plan data in USD; viewed from outside the US. | $19 a month | $180 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Kimi ProAnnual option billed once a year: US$372 (US$31/mo). Prices from the Kimi Code plan section on kimi.com/code and the international (REGION_OVERSEA) plan data in USD; viewed from outside the US. | $39 a month | $372 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Kimi MaxAnnual option billed once a year: US$948 (US$79/mo). Prices from the Kimi Code plan section on kimi.com/code and the international (REGION_OVERSEA) plan data in USD; viewed from outside the US. | $99 a month | $948 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Kimi UltraAnnual option billed once a year: US$1,908 (US$159/mo). Prices from the Kimi Code plan section on kimi.com/code and the international (REGION_OVERSEA) plan data in USD; viewed from outside the US. | $199 a month | $1,908 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Moonshot AI documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Kimi Free | Kimi Plus | Kimi Pro | Kimi Max | Kimi Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||||
| Top models included | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Context window | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Models from several companies | No | No | No | No | No |
| General-purpose assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research and sources | |||||
| Web search with sources | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deep research reports | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research paper search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Files and data | |||||
| File and document uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet and data analysis | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coding | |||||
| Coding agent | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works in your code editor | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code completions as you type | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Background coding agent | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Pull request review | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Images, video and voice | |||||
| Image generation | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video generation | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time voice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing and design | |||||
| Photo editing | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Background removal | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Text inside images | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Logo maker | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Vector (SVG) files | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Upscaling | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Diagrams from text | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Video editing and presenters | |||||
| Photo to video | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Footage editing | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Avatar presenters | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Lip sync | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Automatic captions | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Clips from long videos | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Exports without a watermark | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| App building and hosting | |||||
| Apps from a description | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting and publishing | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Database and sign-in | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Code export | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | |||||
| Songs with vocals | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Instrumental music | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Separate stems | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Voice cloning | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dubbing into other languages | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Sound effects | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transcription | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Meeting notes | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dictation into any app | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Writing and slides | |||||
| Slides from a prompt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grammar and spelling checks | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Paraphrasing and tone changes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects and memory | |||||
| Projects | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom assistants | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Memory across chats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations and agents | |||||
| Connectors to other apps | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Gmail | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Docs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Sheets | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Word | No | No | No | No | No |
| Inside Excel | No | No | No | No | No |
| Inside PowerPoint | No | No | No | No | No |
| Inside Outlook | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and control | |||||
| Opt out of model training | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | |||||
| Cloud storage included | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Research & Search Research a question with sources that hold up · Check claims against reliable sources · Get a research report from many sources · Summarize a report with traceable facts · Find and read research papers
- Writing & Content Edit an email without losing a detail · Edit an article without changing its facts · Draft long pieces that stay consistent · Write ads, posts and short copy
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides
- Coding & Development Get help with code questions · Diagnose and repair a small program · Code inside my editor · Build an app without writing code · Put an app or site online
- Video & Animation Make short videos from a description
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use · Make a presentation
- Data & Analytics Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right · Turn data into charts and tables
- Agents & Automation Let an agent do tasks in a browser
- Audio & Voice Talk it through by voice · Turn a script into a voiceover · Make sound effects
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Kimi runs on the web, in iOS, Android and HarmonyOS apps, in Kimi Work desktop apps for Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows, and as a browser extension; Kimi Code adds a CLI and a VS Code extension. Paid plans pick between K3.1 Pro and K3, K3 Swarm for large parallel tasks and K2.6 for fast chat, with reasoning effort set to Standard, Advanced or Extreme. Plus runs 2 Agent tasks at once, and Max and Ultra 4; Pro adds Goal Mode and a dedicated Kimi Claw.
Plugins on paid plans add image generation at 1K, 2K or 4K, video clips of 4 to 12 seconds, text to speech in Mandarin voices and sound effects from English descriptions, each paid in credits, plus a plugin marketplace with apps such as Canva, Notion and WPS. Projects keep files, chats and instructions together; Kimi's China plan table lists 20 projects and 20GB on Plus and Pro, and 100 projects and 50GB on Max and Ultra. A published Kimi Build site deducts about 0.08% of membership credits for cloud service. We read the US dollar prices from outside the US, from Kimi's international plan data.
Privacy, data and ads
Kimi's data usage help says de-identified chats may be used for training. To opt out, you contact customer support; it is registered within 5 to 7 working days and applies at the account level. Memory Space saves preferences and background from your chats, and you can turn it on or off under Settings, Personalization, Chat memory. The privacy policy gives rights to access and copy your personal information, but the only method described is copying conversation text; no bulk export is documented. Whether the app shows ads is not verified.
Read the vendor's own page: Kimi privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Kimi yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Start on Kimi Free and try chat with web search, checking the reference links on a few answers you already know.
- If you do not want your chats used for training, contact Kimi's customer support before you share anything sensitive, and allow 5 to 7 working days.
- Choose Plus ($19 a month) if you want Kimi Code, Deep Research or websites; move up only if the shared credit pool runs out.
- For long documents, check which plan gives the 1-million-token context in your account, since Kimi's pages disagree.
- Compare assistants on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Kimi against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Claude Claude documents a context of up to 1 million tokens on all individual plans and a Model Improvement setting you can change any time, and Pro at $20 a month includes Claude Code. About Claude
- ChatGPT OpenAI's Terms say you own ChatGPT output on all plans and OpenAI assigns its rights in it to you, and training can be turned off in Settings with 'Improve the model for everyone'; Plus is $20 a month. About ChatGPT
- Perplexity Perplexity Pro, at $20 a month, lets you pick models from several companies, including Kimi K3, and training can be turned off with the 'AI data retention' toggle in Preferences. About Perplexity
Recent changes
- Kimi Ultra added
- Kimi Max added
- Kimi Pro added
- Kimi Plus added
- Kimi Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Kimi AI free?
Yes. Kimi Free includes chat with web search, file uploads, memory and some free monthly credits for features such as slides. Kimi does not publish the free limits, and Kimi Code needs a paid plan.
How much does Kimi AI cost?
Kimi Plus is $19 a month or $180 a year, Pro $39 a month or $372 a year, Max $99 a month or $948 a year, and Ultra $199 a month or $1,908 a year. Kimi does not say whether these prices include tax.
Does Kimi Free include Kimi Code?
No. Kimi Code starts at Plus. On paid plans it works as a CLI, a VS Code extension and a desktop app, and inside tools such as Claude Code, OpenCode and Codex.
Does Kimi train on my chats?
Kimi says de-identified chats may be used for training. You can opt out by contacting customer support; the opt-out is registered within 5 to 7 working days and covers your whole account.
What is Kimi AI's context window?
K2.6 chat and Agent tasks hold about 128K tokens. K3 offers 1 million tokens, but Kimi's pages disagree on the plan: the Kimi Code guide says Pro and above, the chat help says the highest tier.
Can I use Kimi output commercially?
Not verified. Kimi's terms say you own the intellectual property rights in your input and output, but they do not expressly address commercial use.
Sources
20 official pages, checked Nov 7, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- How to Choose: K2.6 / K3 / K3 ClusterMoonshot AI
- Kimi, Kimi Work, Kimi Code, Kimi Claw comparedMoonshot AI
- Agentic SearchMoonshot AI
- What can Kimi do?Moonshot AI
- Membership Benefits - Kimi Code docsMoonshot AI
- Kimi new user guideMoonshot AI
- MemoryMoonshot AI
- Kimi OfficeMoonshot AI
- Data Usage and SharingMoonshot AI
- Download KimiMoonshot AI
- Kimi PPT overviewMoonshot AI
- Kimi plan data (ListGoods, REGION_OVERSEA)Moonshot AI
- Deep Research overviewMoonshot AI
- Docs and Sheets overviewMoonshot AI
- Kimi Build websites overviewMoonshot AI
- Agent Features and Usage LimitsMoonshot AI
- ProjectsMoonshot AI
- Plugins and Skills overviewMoonshot AI
- Membership Subscription Benefits - Kimi Help CenterMoonshot AI
- Kimi Code (plan section with USD prices)Moonshot AI
About this page
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- Author
- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
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