Kimi
Kimi: A broad AI workspace for multimodal research, file work, and autonomous tasks. Ranked #13 of 65 in AI Chatbots by our editors (8.2/10); pricing: Free plan · 7-day trial; best for multimodal research and autonomous tasks.
At a glance
- Editor score8.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 7-day trial
- Best forMultimodal research and autonomous tasks
- Free planYes
- Web searchYes
- Founded2023 · Beijing, China
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Deep Research, web access, and multimodal file understanding
- Autonomous agents, desktop automation, and persistent projects
- Web, desktop, mobile, browser extension, and API availability
Where it doesn't
- The paid plans have overlapping core capabilities
- Advanced agent features vary by plan
- Enterprise access is separate from personal mobile membership
Our verdict on Kimi
Kimi is an AI assistant and agentic workspace from Moonshot AI for people who need more than conversational Q&A. It combines real-time web search, webpage access, multimodal chat, file processing, image generation, document and spreadsheet work, presentation creation, coding, and autonomous task execution. Its file support covers PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, images, TXT, and video. Researchers, knowledge workers, developers, and users managing varied content across devices are the clearest fit.
Kimi’s breadth is its main strength. Deep Research supports long-form research workflows, while persistent projects keep files, chats, and instructions together. The desktop agent adds local file access and browser automation, and memory can retain user preferences. Creative design plugins support image generation, and website, document, spreadsheet, and presentation generation extend the product beyond chat. Integrations include Notion, GitHub, Canva, Cloudflare, Supabase, WPS, Feishu, DingTalk, and Baidu Netdisk. With web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, and API access, Kimi can fit mixed personal and development workflows.
The freemium model makes the product accessible, with a free plan and paid plans named Andante, Moderato, Allegretto, and Allegro. Paid plan highlights vary: Andante includes Kimi Code access and featured plugins; Moderato adds Agent multitasking and Agent Swarm; Allegretto adds Goal Mode and a dedicated Kimi Claw; Allegro adds million-token conversations and Agent Swarm. Kimi Business is a separate annual enterprise offering with workspaces, member management, collaboration, and personal-versus-enterprise data separation. Choose Kimi for broad multimodal research and agent workflows; choose an alternative if you need a narrowly focused chatbot or a simpler plan structure.
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Kimi pricing
Kimi fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Web search | Yes |
| File uploads | Yes |
| Image generation | Yes |
| Mobile apps | Yes |
| App integrations | Yes |
| Team workspace | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension |
| Support | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 11 integrations: Notion, Baidu Netdisk, GitHub, Supabase, Neon, Cloudflare … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | kimi.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Kimi integrations
Kimi lists 11 integrations on its own site.
- Notion
- Baidu Netdisk
- GitHub
- Supabase
- Neon
- Cloudflare
- Canva
- Stripe
- DingTalk
- Feishu
- WPS
Alternatives to Kimi
- ChatGPTA broad AI assistant combining chat, research, files, images, voice, and connected work tools.9.4
- GeminiA capable AI chatbot for research, files, creative work, and Google-connected productivity.9.3
- Microsoft CopilotA versatile AI assistant with strong Microsoft 365 integration and a free entry point.9.2
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