Kimi
Moonshot AI's assistant for chat, deep research, slides, docs and sheets, with agents that browse and run scheduled tasks.
From $19/mo Free tier API
Bottom line
Kimi is Moonshot AI's assistant for chat, deep research and building slides, documents and spreadsheets, with agents that can browse the web and run scheduled tasks. Recruiters can use it for market research decks, client reports and data clean-up. Free to start; Plus is $19/mo ($15/mo billed annually), up to Ultra at $199/mo.
Stands out for: Kimi leans hard into finished files: it turns research into slide decks, Excel sheets and documents, and its browser extension can click through sites and extract data into a spreadsheet.
Watch out for: Every paid feature draws from one shared monthly credit pool, so heavy agent or research use can run it down and block other features until it refreshes. Moonshot AI is a Chinese company, so check data handling before uploading candidate details; only Kimi Business promises your data is never used for training.
Overview
Kimi is the AI assistant from Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based lab, running on its Kimi K3 models. It works on the web, on mobile and through the Kimi Work desktop app.
Its focus is finished output. Ask for a salary or talent market overview and Deep Research runs multi-step searches into a structured report; Slides turns that into a deck, and Docs and Sheets produce documents and Excel files. Recruiters can use this for client pitch decks, hiring market summaries and cleaning up exported candidate spreadsheets.
Agent features go further. The Kimi Browser Extension lets an agent open pages, click, fill forms and extract data across tabs, Agent Swarm splits large jobs across parallel agents, and Kimi Work schedules recurring tasks such as a daily briefing. Kimi Business connects to Notion, Lark, Cloudflare and Canva.
Kimi is free to start. Plus is $19/mo ($15/mo billed annually), Pro $39/mo, Max $99/mo and Ultra $199/mo, all sharing one monthly credit pool. Kimi Business adds separate team workspaces and does not train on business data.
Who it's for
Best for
- Recruiters who build client-facing market reports and slide decks
- Agency owners who want research turned into finished files
- Users comfortable with credit-based usage
Not ideal for
- Teams that need predictable, unmetered usage
- Handling candidate personal data on personal plans
Key features
Deep research. Runs multi-step searches and writes structured reports you can download.
Slides, docs and sheets. Builds presentations, Word-style documents and Excel files, and converts PDFs to slides.
Browser extension. An agent that opens pages, clicks, fills forms and pulls data across tabs.
Scheduled tasks. Kimi Work runs recurring jobs on a timer, such as a morning briefing.
Agent Swarm. Splits a large task across several agents working in parallel.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Deep Research reports on markets and companies | Plus |
| Builds slide decks, documents and Excel sheets | Plus |
| Browser agent that clicks, fills forms and extracts data | Plus |
| Goal Mode works toward a goal until the job is done | Pro |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $19/mo | $15/mo billed annually; Agent Swarm, Kimi Code |
| Pro | $39/mo | 2x credits, Goal Mode, Kimi Claw |
| Max | $99/mo | 5x credits, 4 parallel tasks |
| Ultra | $199/mo | 10x credits |
Kimi is free to start. International paid plans are Plus at $19/mo ($180/yr), Pro at $39/mo ($372/yr), Max at $99/mo ($948/yr) and Ultra at $199/mo ($1,908/yr). All plan features draw on one monthly credit pool that refreshes each month with no rollover, and Extra Usage top-ups are pay-as-you-go. Kimi Business for teams is sold separately per seat. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 15 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Kimi expensive?
Kimi starts at $19/mo. We list 21 AI assistants tools in total. 18 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $19 a month.
- 2 quote-based
- 18 free tier
- 14 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI assistants listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Turns research into slides, docs and spreadsheets
- Browser agent can click through sites and extract data
- Annual billing cuts Plus to $15/mo
Cons
- One shared credit pool covers every paid feature
- Paid plans are priced high above Plus
- Business plan needed for a no-training guarantee
Integrations
Notion Lark Cloudflare Canva
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How Kimi compares
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| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi (this tool) | ✓ | $19/mo | – | ✓ | |
| | ✓ | $8/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | ✓ | $20/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
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$8/mo Free tier API
Cheaper paid entry at $8/mo and a Business plan with no training on your data.
$20/mo Free tier API
Better if you mainly need cited web research rather than finished slide decks.
$17/mo Free tier API
Stronger on long documents and résumé stacks, with US data handling.
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