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Ways to run kimi-for-coding

4 ways to run kimi-for-coding: subscriptions, coding plans and APIs, cheapest first, with how each plan's limits work.

4 ways to run kimi-for-coding, cheapest first

Ranked by the lowest monthly price; other currencies after US dollars, pay-per-use last.

  • Moonshot AI (Kimi)

    Plus (Kimi Code)

    Coding planCreditsOpaque credits: no published token conversion
    ¥99
    per month
    or ¥948 per year (¥79/mo)
    or $19 per month
    or $180 per year ($15/mo)
    Limits
    Plus and higher plans have a rolling 5-hour usage limit and no weekly limit, plus a monthly shared credit pool. The official pages give no numeric values. Once the monthly pool is used up, Kimi Code is frozen until it resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused credits do not roll over. Credits and usage limits with no published number or conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Quota is shared across all logged-in devices and API keys; devices inactive for over 30 days are unbound automatically (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • Paid services cannot be refunded or transferred once purchased and activated (Kimi help: Kimi Code benefits)
    Models
    Works with
    • Kimi Code CLI
    • Kimi Code Desktop
    • Kimi Code for VS Code
    • Claude Code
    • OpenCode
    • Codex
    • Hermes Agent
    • JetBrains (via ACP)
    • Zed (via ACP)
    More details
    • Parallel agent tasks: 2; projects: 20; scheduled/widget tasks: 10 (Kimi membership overview)
    • Extra Usage: optional paid balance for subscribed members; top-up minimum 25 CNY, up to 10 times and 3,000 CNY per day, balance cap 10,000 CNY (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • The Go tier (49 CNY per month) has no Kimi Code access and is not recorded here. The official membership.html page names Go, Plus and Pro as the new tiers; Max and Ultra appear on the membership overview page. The pricing page shows USD prices; the membership overview shows CNY.
  • Moonshot AI (Kimi)

    Pro (Kimi Code)

    Coding planCreditsOpaque credits: no published token conversion
    ¥199
    per month
    or ¥1908 per year (¥159/mo)
    or $39 per month
    or $372 per year ($31/mo)
    Limits
    Plus and higher plans have a rolling 5-hour usage limit and no weekly limit, plus a monthly shared credit pool. The official pages give no numeric values. Once the monthly pool is used up, Kimi Code is frozen until it resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused credits do not roll over. Credits and usage limits with no published number or conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Quota is shared across all logged-in devices and API keys; devices inactive for over 30 days are unbound automatically (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • Paid services cannot be refunded or transferred once purchased and activated (Kimi help: Kimi Code benefits)
    Models
    • Kimi K3
    • Kimi K3 1M context
    • kimi-for-coding
    Works with
    • Kimi Code CLI
    • Kimi Code Desktop
    • Kimi Code for VS Code
    • Claude Code
    • OpenCode
    • Codex
    • Hermes Agent
    • JetBrains (via ACP)
    • Zed (via ACP)
    More details
    • K3 1M context and HighSpeed are included from Pro (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • Goal Mode and dedicated Kimi Claw are included in Pro and higher (Kimi help: Kimi Code benefits)
    • Parallel agent tasks: 2; projects: 20; scheduled/widget tasks: 15 (Kimi membership overview)
    • Extra Usage: optional paid balance for subscribed members; top-up minimum 25 CNY, up to 10 times and 3,000 CNY per day, balance cap 10,000 CNY
    • Official pages give no USD price for Pro.
  • Moonshot AI (Kimi)

    Max (Kimi Code)

    Coding planCreditsOpaque credits: no published token conversion
    ¥699
    per month
    or ¥6708 per year (¥559/mo)
    or $99 per month
    or $948 per year ($79/mo)
    Limits
    Plus and higher plans have a rolling 5-hour usage limit and no weekly limit, plus a monthly shared credit pool. The official pages give no numeric values. Once the monthly pool is used up, Kimi Code is frozen until it resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused credits do not roll over. Credits and usage limits with no published number or conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Quota is shared across all logged-in devices and API keys (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • Paid services cannot be refunded or transferred once purchased and activated (Kimi help: Kimi Code benefits)
    Models
    Works with
    • Kimi Code CLI
    • Kimi Code Desktop
    • Kimi Code for VS Code
    • Claude Code
    • OpenCode
    • Codex
    • Hermes Agent
    • JetBrains (via ACP)
    • Zed (via ACP)
    More details
    • Parallel agent tasks: 4; projects: 100; scheduled/widget tasks: 20 (Kimi membership overview)
    • Extra Usage: optional paid balance for subscribed members; top-up minimum 25 CNY, up to 10 times and 3,000 CNY per day, balance cap 10,000 CNY
    • Max appears on the kimi.com membership overview page with CNY prices. Its quota and model details beyond the Plus-and-higher rule were not separately listed on the pages read.
  • Moonshot AI (Kimi)

    Ultra (Kimi Code)

    Coding planCreditsOpaque credits: no published token conversion
    ¥1399
    per month
    or ¥13428 per year (¥1119/mo)
    or $199 per month
    or $1908 per year ($159/mo)
    Limits
    Plus and higher plans have a rolling 5-hour usage limit and no weekly limit, plus a monthly shared credit pool. The official pages give no numeric values. Once the monthly pool is used up, Kimi Code is frozen until it resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused credits do not roll over. Credits and usage limits with no published number or conversion to tokens or dollars.
    Rules
    • Quota is shared across all logged-in devices and API keys (Kimi Code membership docs)
    • Paid services cannot be refunded or transferred once purchased and activated (Kimi help: Kimi Code benefits)
    Models
    Works with
    • Kimi Code CLI
    • Kimi Code Desktop
    • Kimi Code for VS Code
    • Claude Code
    • OpenCode
    • Codex
    • Hermes Agent
    • JetBrains (via ACP)
    • Zed (via ACP)
    More details
    • Parallel agent tasks: 4; projects: 100; scheduled/widget tasks: 25 (Kimi membership overview)
    • Extra Usage: optional paid balance for subscribed members; top-up minimum 25 CNY, up to 10 times and 3,000 CNY per day, balance cap 10,000 CNY
    • Ultra appears on the kimi.com membership overview page with CNY prices. Its quota and model details beyond the Plus-and-higher rule were not separately listed on the pages read.