Kimi Code CLI vs OpenHands CLI

Feature	Kimi Code CLI	OpenHands CLI

Tagline	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent	Lightweight OpenHands CLI as a standalone AI coding agent
Website	https://kimi.com/code	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Language	python	python
Release Date	October 21, 2025	October 18, 2025
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	August 19, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	No	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	No	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	No
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains	Zed, Toad, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M (K2.5)	Model-dependent
Terminal Bench		#59 · 51.9% ±2.9 (Terminal-Bench 2.0) ²
AA Coding Agent Index	63% · Kimi K3	-
Supported Models	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.	Models from multiple providers including, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI. Compatible with 400+ OpenRouter models.
Pricing Model	Freemium	BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / ~$19/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli	https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands
Development State	active	active