Cosine vs. Kimi Code CLI

Feature	Cosine	Kimi Code CLI

Tagline	Your coding agent in your terminal.	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent
Website	https://cosine.sh/cli	https://kimi.com/code
Language	go	python
Release Date		October 21, 2025
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	June 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	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model dependent	1M (K2.5)
Supported Models	Lumen Scout, Lumen Outpost; GPT-5.5/5.4, Claude Opus 4.7/4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1, MiniMax M2.7, Qwen 3.6 Plus, DeepSeek v4 Pro	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.
Pricing Model	Usage Based, Freemium, Subscription	Freemium
Free Tier	No	Yes
Price Range	$19-999/mo	Free / ~$19/mo
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli
Development State	active	active