Codex CLI vs. Kimi Code CLI

Feature	Codex CLI	Kimi Code CLI

Tagline	Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent
Website	https://openai.com/codex	https://kimi.com/code
Language	rust	python
Release Date	April 30, 2025	October 21, 2025
Last Updated	June 3, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed (via ACP)	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	1M (K2.5)
Terminal Bench 2.0	#6 · 82.0% ±2.2 ¹
Supported Models	All frontier GPT, Codex models: GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 pro, GPT-5.3-Codex, optional custom models.	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.
Pricing Model	Subscription	Freemium
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$20-200/mo	Free / ~$19/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/openai/codex	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli
Development State	active	active