Kimi Code CLI vs. Qwen Code

Feature	Kimi Code CLI	Qwen Code

Tagline	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent	An open-source AI agent that lives in your terminal
Website	https://kimi.com/code	https://qwen.ai/qwencode
Language	python	typescript
Release Date	October 21, 2025	August 1, 2025
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	April 28, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	AI Lab
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	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains IDEs
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	Yes
Context Window	1M (K2.5)	Model dependent
Supported Models	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.	Qwen series models, compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs, including models from OpenRouter.
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / ~$19/mo	Free (1,000 req/day)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Source Code	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli	https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code
Development State	active	active