Kimi Code CLI vs. Poolside Agent CLI

Feature	Kimi Code CLI	Poolside Agent CLI

Tagline	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent	Work with Poolside Agents from your terminal
Website	https://kimi.com/code	https://docs.poolside.ai/cli/pool
Language	python	go
Release Date	October 21, 2025	October 25, 2025
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	June 25, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	basic	deep
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	Poolside Assistant, VS Code, Visual Studio
Hooks / Extensions	No	No
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	1M (K2.5)	(Point) 64K - 128K (Malibu, Laguna)
Supported Models	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.	Laguna M.1, Laguna XS.2, Malibu, Point and OpenRouter with over 300+ supported models.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / ~$19/mo	$0, Enterprise
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli	https://github.com/poolsideai/pool
Development State	active	active