Kimi Code

Kimi Code is Moonshot AI's coding agent for the terminal, desktop and IDEs, which writes and edits code, runs tests and reads codebases.

Kimi Code is an AI coding assistant from Moonshot AI that runs on a developer's own computer, as a desktop app, a command-line tool and IDE plugins. It writes and edits code to add features, fix bugs and refactor, searches and reads existing codebases, and runs tests, builds and scripts before checking the results. It can also search the web and read pages when it needs current information. Kimi Code runs on Moonshot's Kimi models, with the Kimi K3 model and its 1M-token context window available on Plus plans and above. One subscription covers all three ways of using it, and plans also include the other Kimi membership benefits.

Kimi Code at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: CLI
Pricing: Plus $15, Pro $31, Max $79, Ultra $159 per month billed annually
Released: January 2026
Category: AI coding tool
Website: kimi.com

Key features

Desktop app, CLI and IDE plugins on one subscription
Feature work, bug fixes and refactoring
Codebase search and analysis
Runs tests, builds and scripts and checks results
Web search and page reading
Kimi K3 model with a 1M-token context

Use it for

Fix a failing test suite from the terminal
Refactor a module across many files
Explore an unfamiliar repository

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