Groq Code CLI vs. Kimi Code CLI

Feature	Groq Code CLI	Kimi Code CLI

Tagline	A lightweight, customizable open-source CLI coding agent by Groq	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent
Website	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://kimi.com/code
Language	typescript	python
Release Date	July 30, 2025	October 21, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	No	Yes
Git Integration	none	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	No
Sandbox / Permissions	No	No
Image / Multimodal Input	No	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	None - terminal only	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	1M (K2.5)
Supported Models	Groq Compound Models, GPT-OSS, Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2 DeepSeek, Mistral (via Groq)	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.
Pricing Model	BYOK	Freemium
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free (BYOK)	Free / ~$19/mo
Source Code Availability	Open Source (MIT)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/build-with-groq/groq-code-cli	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli
Development State	active	active