# Kimi > Chat, research and agent assistant from Moonshot AI, built on its Kimi K3 model - Category: [AI Assistants](https://finderatlas.com/categories/ai-assistants) - Pricing: Freemium - Website: https://www.kimi.com - Platforms: Web, macOS, iOS, API - API: available - Mobile app: available - Made by: Moonshot AI, founded 2023, Beijing, China - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - FinderAtlas page: https://finderatlas.com/tools/kimi ## Overview Kimi is an AI assistant from Moonshot AI, a company based in Beijing. It runs in the browser at kimi.com, in a macOS download and in an iOS app, and is currently powered by the Kimi K3 model, which the company announced as built for agentic programming and knowledge work. The chat interface is the entry point, and it also offers agent-style tools: deep research, presentation (PPT) generation, document and spreadsheet agents, website and app building, plugins, projects and scheduled tasks. Kimi is aimed at people who want one assistant for research, writing, office documents and coding, and it is offered both as a free-to-start consumer product and as paid memberships with credit allowances. ## Key features - Kimi K3 Assistant - Agent Swarm - Deep Research - Presentations and Documents - App and Website Builder - Scheduled Tasks and Projects - Kimi Code - Plugins - Goal Mode ## Pricing - **Free** ($0): Entry tier of the consumer assistant - **Plus** ($19/month): Entry paid plan for coding and research - **Pro** ($39/month): More credits and advanced agent features - **Max** ($99/month): Heavy agent users - **Ultra** ($199/month): Highest-volume users ## Best for - Long-form research, generating slide decks and documents, parallel agent tasks, coding assistance with Kimi Code ## Who uses it - Knowledge workers - Researchers - Students - Developers - Presentation and document creators ## Strengths - International USD plans start at $19/month and include Kimi Code and Agent Swarm. - Broad agent toolset: deep research, slides, documents, spreadsheets, website building and scheduled tasks. - A separate pay-per-token API with a 1M-token context window on K3. - Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings on the US App Store. - Earlier K2-family models were reported to have downloadable weights, which suits self-hosting teams. ## Limitations - Free-tier limits are not clearly published on the help pages. - Plan structure is changing: legacy plan names (Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro, Vivace) coexist with Plus, Pro, Max and Ultra, which can confuse buyers. - Credits do not roll over, and one shared pool covers chat, agents and Kimi Code. - The site interface and several help pages default to Chinese; I found no confirmed Android or Windows client. ## Not recommended for - Teams needing a fully documented free-tier allowance, users who require an Android app confirmed by the vendor ## Integrations - Plugins marketplace - Kimi Browser Extension - Kimi Office Extension - Kimi Open Platform API ## FinderAtlas editorial scores (out of 10) - Ease of Use: 8/10 - Feature Depth: 8.5/10 - Value for Money: 8/10 - Performance & Speed: 8/10 - Documentation & Support: 7/10 ## Alternatives - [Msty](https://finderatlas.com/tools/msty): Private AI workspace for chatting with local and online models, with your data under your control ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kimi-vs-msty)) - [Claude](https://finderatlas.com/tools/claude): Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding and working with files ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/claude-vs-kimi)) - [ChatGPT](https://finderatlas.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, coding, image generation and voice chat ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-kimi)) - [Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat)](https://finderatlas.com/tools/mistral-le-chat): Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent for everyday work and software tasks ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kimi-vs-mistral-le-chat)) - [Poe](https://finderatlas.com/tools/poe): Chat with many AI models, image tools and custom bots through one account ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kimi-vs-poe)) - [Google Gemini](https://finderatlas.com/tools/gemini): Google's AI assistant for chat, research, image and video creation, and Workspace apps ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/gemini-vs-kimi)) - [Perplexity](https://finderatlas.com/tools/perplexity): AI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kimi-vs-perplexity)) - [Z.ai Chat](https://finderatlas.com/tools/z-ai): Free GLM-powered AI chatbot and agent from Zhipu AI for writing, coding and research ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/kimi-vs-z-ai)) ## FAQ **Who makes Kimi?** Kimi is made by Moonshot AI (Beijing Moonshot Technology Co., Ltd), a company headquartered in Beijing and founded in 2023. **How much does Kimi cost in USD?** On the international site, paid plans are Plus at $19/month, Pro at $39/month, Max at $99/month and Ultra at $199/month. Annual billing lowers the monthly equivalent, for example Plus to about $15. **Is there a free plan?** The App Store lists the app as free with in-app purchases, and third-party sources describe a free tier. The help pages I read do not give its limits, so check kimi.com for current allowances. **How do credits work?** All membership features, including agent tasks and Kimi Code, share one monthly credit pool metered by actual usage. Credits refresh each billing cycle and unused credits do not roll over. **Does Kimi have an API?** Yes. The Kimi Open Platform at platform.kimi.ai provides pay-per-token API access to K3, K2.7 Code and K2.6. **Are Kimi models open weight?** Third-party coverage reports that Kimi K2 was released with weights on Hugging Face under a modified MIT license. I could not confirm this on Moonshot AI's own pages, and K3 licensing is not verified.