Kimi Code CLI vs. Standard Code

Feature	Kimi Code CLI	Standard Code

Tagline	Kimi Code CLI is your next intelligent CLI agent	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://kimi.com/code	https://standardcode.ai
Language	python	typescript
Release Date	October 21, 2025	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	June 28, 2026	September 4, 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	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration	VS Code, Zed, JetBrains	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	No	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	1M (K2.5)
Supported Models	All the Kimi supported models including Kimi K2.5, K2, optional BYOK.	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free / ~$19/mo	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (Apache-2.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli	N/A
Development State	active	active